7 May 2020
The impact of increasing domestic violence as a result of COVID-19 on those with insecure immigration status
The COVID-19 pandemic and isolation which has ensued, has driven a dramatic rise in the number of reports of domestic violence in the UK. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned that displaced women and girls face a greater risk of violence during the Coronavirus crisis, including being confined with abusers or forced into “survival sex” with limited access to support services.
5 May 2020
Partners' future under spotlight during crisis
In a startling opening to a recent Newsnight, presenter Emily Maitlis began with the words “They tell us Coronavirus is a great leveller. It’s not. It's much harder if you’re poor."
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.
5 May 2020
Kingsley Napley team advise on sale of stake in Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Kingsley Napley advised Harwell Oxford Partners Limited and U and I (Projects) Limited on the property aspects of the sale of their combined 50% stake in the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus to Brookfield Asset Management, which completed on 17 April 2020.
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.
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