5 May 2020
Loxit - what are the key legal considerations for UK employers?
The end of lockdown poses a number of difficult and challenging problems for employers. Employers have a legal duty to ensure the health and safety of staff so far as reasonably practicable.
1 May 2020
Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Is it a bounce back from CBILS?
This week the government announced a further loan scheme to help small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus. In a reaction to the criticism received for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (“CBILS”) and its implementation, the Bounce Bank Loan Scheme is promised as a simplified scheme which allows small and medium-sized businesses to borrow up to 25% of their turnover, capped at £50,000.
Corporate and Commercial Law Blog
30 April 2020
Ideas for Arrears - What can you do as a landlord if your tenant hasn’t paid its rent?
The government’s legal intervention by way of the Coronavirus Act 2020 impacts a landlord’s ability to seek possession of their property for non-payment of rent, whether residential or commercial.
30 April 2020
Best practice guide for charities conducting private prosecutions
The Charities Commission has recently warned that fraudsters are exploiting the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to carry out fraud and cybercrime against charities. Unfortunately, in our experience, the likelihood of the police taking action against these individuals is low. In the current climate it is easy to understand why the use of private prosecutions is firmly on the rise. In the past, some charities have been criticised for having an overzealous approach to the conduct of their private prosecutions. In this blog, we highlight the importance of taking a few simple steps to ensure that charities who conduct private prosecutions are beyond reproach.
30 April 2020
The Coronavirus Act 2020 – The moratorium on forfeiture explained
The restrictions imposed by the UK Government to help fight the spread of coronavirus have hit thousands of businesses over the last few weeks. An Office for National Statistics survey found that 25% of businesses had temporarily closed or paused trading in the UK, based on answers of over 5,000 businesses surveyed.
