11 May 2020
SFO struggles to process evidence during pandemic - Louise Hodges quoted in the Financial Times
Louise Hodges, Head of our Criminal Litigation team has been quoted in the Financial Times on the processing of electronic evidence at this time of remote working.
7 May 2020
The challenges for intended parents and surrogacy arrangements during the coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus crisis has caused huge disruption across the world. The distress that it is causing is compounded in circumstances where intended parents of surrogacy children are in the middle of their surrogacy journey. In this blog, we address some of the most common issues people are experiencing and provide practical tips on how to navigate the current situation. These challenges include access to fertility treatment, pregnancy and birth, international travel restrictions, immigration status, parental orders and Wills among others.
7 May 2020
Suspicious Activity Report guidance updated in light of anticipated COVID-19 related crime
The Chancellor of the Exchequer may be preparing to gradually wind down the Coronavirus Job Creation Scheme in the summer but its legacy will be felt for many years.
7 May 2020
The future public inquiry into COVID-19
The devastation wrought by COVID-19 has led to profound questions about the UK government’s response to the pandemic. Calls for a public inquiry are continuing to mount and are likely to prove difficult to resist. This blog considers the framework for such inquiries, and the key issues likely to form the core of its terms of reference.
7 May 2020
Transatlantic trends from the UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Paycheck Protection Program in the US
In recent weeks in our respective practices in the US and the UK, we have seen unprecedented client interest in the urgent response of policy makers to the economic crisis in support of employers and jobs. In this blog, Andreas White of Kingsley Napley and Will Johnson and Perry MacLennan of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd briefly examine the UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) in comparison to the Paycheck Protection Programme (“PPP”) in the US and consider emerging transatlantic trends.
