22 May 2020
Your legal rights on returning to work during COVID-19
Whilst the prime minister's broadcast on 10 May did not open the floodgates to City employers requiring staff to "return to work" enmasse, most firms are already drawing up plans for how that should be organised and many of us will have been thinking about what will happen when employers start to update their 'work from home' advice.
22 May 2020
Immigration Update: Home Secretary announces 14 day quarantine for international passengers arriving in the UK
The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, today announced that a 14 day quarantine regime for international passengers arriving in the UK will come into force on 8 June 2020.
22 May 2020
Sophie Kemp writes for the New Law Journal about the scope for a future COVID-19 public inquiry
As appeals for a public inquiry into the government’s response to COVID-19 continue to grow, this article examines the critical concerns which look difficult for it to resist.
22 May 2020
Lawyers in Lockdown: Sandra Paul and Nikola Southern write for The Law Society Gazette
Partners Sandra Paul (Criminal Litigation) and Niki Southern (Employment Law) recently featured in The Law Society Gazette's 'Lawyers in Lockdown' series. They both gave their personal and professional accounts of what its like to work remotely during the Coronavirus pandemic.
21 May 2020
Changing terms and conditions: when furlough is not enough
It has recently been reported that nearly a quarter of all employees are on furlough leave. It is a staggering statistic and indicative of the need for and success of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
