Covid-19 Resource Centre
The outbreak of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) is causing unprecedented disruption and uncertainty across the world. Companies are facing a diverse set of challenges to protect their staff and clients whilst minimising the impact to their business.
Our lawyers are working with their clients to face the challenges presented by the pandemic from contractual issues, to employment advice and business interruption.
In response, we have set up a multi-specialist team of lawyers to support our clients during this period – please visit out Covid-19: Business Protection Team information.
We are regularly hosting Covid-19 specific webinars, please click here to find out more and to register.
Legal and business considerations include:
People issues
- Please visit our Furlough Advice & Support Team page for the latest updates
- Something helpful in the Return to Work Assessment
- How can employers manage holidays with the 14 day quarantine-rule?
- Statutory Sick Pay extended to ‘Test and Trace’ individuals
- Reclaiming statutory sick
- Covid-19: Holiday rights during the pandemic
- Disciplinary and grievance procedures during the Covid-19 pandemic
- Employees working in your home – Government Guidance
- Government guidance for office workers
- The Government’s roadmap for how and when the UK will adjust its response to the Covid-19 crisis
- Why a National Safety Standard for lockdown release is essential
- Government steps to control Covid-19 present serious challenges to basic rights guaranteed by the law
- Section 100 Bursts into the Boardroom
- Recent changes to Statutory Sick Pay
- Webinar: Employment Law and furloughing – 7 April 2020
- Webinars – Employment Challenges in the City – 26 March 2020 and 2 April 2020
Immigration issues
- Bite-sized immigration update – Immigration Concession announced by the Home Office on 28 April 2020
- Coronavirus and UK Immigration: global closures of visa application and biometric enrolment centres
- Is your UK immigration status in doubt?
- Webinar: The impact of covid-19 on UK immigration for businesses who sponsor migrant workers – 9 April 2020
Commercial issues
- Key takeaways from The Companies etc. (Filing Requirements) (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2020
- Business Owners Beware – Unlawful Dividend Payments
- “Frustration it is a common mistake” – Termination of agreement arising from Covid-19
- Investment Association guidance on executive remuneration in UK listed companies
- Start-ups – Cash is King
- Mediation: to support your Covid-19 claims
- Litigation funding during Covid-19
- Future Funding: governmental support for start-ups
- Companies House opens emergency filing service
- FRC issues information on new legislation to enable companies to filfil their AGM requirements in compliance with the current Covid-19 restrictions
- Companies House to change its strike off policy and approach to late filing penalties
- Quistclose trusts
- Government announces measures to “take away” the pressure on the hospitality industry
- Assistance for the self-employed
- SMEs – cash injection
- Aides gouvernementales et soutiens aux entreprises (LinkedIn)
- Temporary changes to the payment of Stamp Duty
- Companies to receive three-month extension to file accounts
- Covid-19 and Contract Enforcement
- Comment protéger votre enterprise (LinkedIn)
- Advice from our Litigation team…How will the Coronavirus affect your commercial contract?
Intellectual Property issues
- Super Saturday: What businesses need to know before re-opening
- Data Protection Compliance: The ICO’s regulatory approach during Covid-19
- Covid-19 and the GDPR: Lets stay secure together
- Covid-19 and Intellectual Property Office deadlines
Commercial Property issues
- Difficulties for landlords and tenants currently negotiating commercial leases
- Government update for commercial tenants – kicking the can down the road?
- Government Working Group to create a new code for the enforcement of non-payment of rent against commercial tenants
- Will Leases ever be the same again?
- Court of Appeal rejects challenge to stay all possession proceedings for three months
- Update on Possession Claims: The Courts allow removal of squatters – Landlord guidance during the Coronavirus pandemic
- To stay or not to stay: Appeal Judges to rule on legality of staying possession proceedings for 3 months
- Further tenant protection announced. But what about landlords?
- Coronavirus: further tenant protection announce. Hole plugged?
- Covid-19 Property Bite-sized
- Commercial lease forfeiture landlord and tenant guidance on section 82 of the coronavirus act 2020
- Government announces measures to “take away” the pressure on the hospitality industry
- SMEs – cash injection
- Electronic signatures – a reminder
- Government announces protection from eviction for commercial tenants
- Notes on Coronavirus
- Lease advice for commercial tenants
- Webinar – Commercial property: planning how we will exit Covid-19 – 24 April 2020
Residential Property issues
- Building bigger and better
- The unlocking of the letting landscape
- Renters breathe a sigh of relief – Government extends protection from eviction
- On the move – new guidance from MHCLG
- Stay at home no more
- Property and Employment considerations: Working from home – are you in breach of your residential tenancy?
- Covid-19 Beware – Bank payment delays
- The residential letting landscape in the light of Covid-19
- Lockdown and unlock your assets…
- Electronic signatures – a reminder
- Can you still move house – Part II
- Can you still move house?
- Private renters to be protected from eviction
Restructuring & Insolvency
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 passed by Parliament
- Debenhams and administration: Court of Appeal clarification on furloughed employees
- The Long-Awaited Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill
- Government advice to contracting parties: Act nicely please
- Insolvency: The calm before the storm?
- Administrators announce that Warehouse and Oasis are to close
- Carluccio’s and administration: the High Court allows administrators to furlough employees
- Directors: you still have duties
- Insolvency Law reform fast-tracked: substantive change ahead
- What will the quarter day bring?
- Every pandemic has commercial consequences
- Webinar: ICAEW and Covid-19 Questions for Insolvency Practitioners – 1 May
Construction issues
- Webinar: Bridge over troubled waters – an infrastructure update – 14 May 2020
- CLC Site Operating Procedures Version 3
- Covid-19: Adjudication update
- The new look of Construction Adjudication in lockdown
- Corona Lockdown
- General construction considerations
- An Employer or Contractor Risk?
- Webinar: Impact of Covid-19 on Construction – 30 April
- Webinar: Covid-19 Impact on the Construction Industry – 23 April 2020
- Webinar: Should I stay or should I go? Covid-19 disruption to the construction industry – 9 April
Estate planning and Private Client issues
- Marriage/civil partnership vs cohabiting: key differences to be aware of
- Webinar: IHT and Estate Planning: essential information during Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 times – 4 May 2020
- Using powers of attorney to help you with “business as usual” during Coronavirus times
Tax issues
UK Government guidance
For more information, please contact your usual Edwin Coe lawyer
telephone: 020 7691 4000 or email: enquiries@edwincoe.com
