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Read moreWhat are the key legal implications for owners of bars and restaurants as they reopen for business?
Read moreAs the public take their first tentative steps back to pubs, bars and restaurants, if you are an owner of one of these businesses, you are faced with significant challenges in order to comply with guidance and ensure your operations are as ‘COVID-19-safe as possible. From a legal …
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Read moreCovid-19: Top Questions 09.07.2020
Read moreIn these challenging times, our teams have been receiving a high volume of queries from clients on civil mediation and how it works in the current climate. To help our clients, Hugh Smith, head of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team has collated some of his most frequently asked questions …
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Read moreCould your business benefit from our new Employment Protection Scheme?
Read moreIn these challenging and uncertain times, we are hearing from more and more businesses who are concerned about protecting from the risk of legal challenges such as Employment Tribunals now and in the future. In response to these enquiries, we have teamed up with insurance providers, Albion Legal to develop …
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Read moreImportant update: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Read moreFrom an employment law perspective, one of the key features of the Government's response to the Covid-19 outbreak has been its publication and updates of Guidance dealing with the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The Guidance set out details regarding which employers could furlough which employees and what …
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Read moreThe Costs of Borrowing
Read moreWhen negotiating a loan from a lender, you will typically receive a Term Sheet setting out the core terms. However, when the formal loan document is eventually produced, it will contain detailed and complex provisions that place liability on the borrower to compensate or indemnify the lender for things such …
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Covid-19: Top Questions 03.07.2020
Read moreIn these challenging times, our teams have been receiving a high volume of queries from clients on the effect of the pandemic on family mediation. To help our clients, Adele Wilkinson, partner in our Family Solutions team has collated some of her most frequently asked questions on this matter, with …
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Covid-19: Top Questions 26.6.2020
Read moreIn these challenging times, our teams have been receiving a high volume of queries from clients on the effect of the pandemic on court proceedings in the different UK jurisdictions. To help our clients, Nick Dean, partner in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution team has collated some of his most …
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Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2020
Read moreThe draft Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill is proceeding through Parliament and has now moved from the House of Commons to the House of Lords. The bill contains a number of provisions which are set out in outline below and which have significant impact. Wrongful Trading Wrongful trading is an …
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Covid-19: Top Questions 19.6.2020
Read moreIn these challenging times, our teams have been receiving a high volume of queries from clients on the timely issue of which financial support schemes are currently available to businesses and how they can be accessed. To help our clients, Nick Scott, partner in our Corporate team has collated some …