9 April 2020
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: A lifeline or distraction?
The grandly titled Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (“CBILS”) was announced by Rishi Sunak as part of his first budget on 11th March. Sunak, in the position of chancellor for only a matter of days, set out a series of plans which he claimed would represent the biggest fiscal boost to the economy in 30 years, and which were also intended to protect the UK economy from the impact of Covid-19.
Corporate and Commercial Law Blog
9 April 2020
Policing the power of entry
With more and more interactions between police and the public now occurring at the threshold of a private premise, members of the public and the police may want to remind themselves of the rights and powers they have during such an encounter.
9 April 2020
Misconduct in the (cyber) workplace
Employers and HR managers have a myriad of issues to think about in the wake of Covid-19 and understandably may even have postulated that #metoo related challenges might fall down the list. In fact, however, misconduct and harassment risks have not entirely disappeared. They have merely morphed into another form, now largely online.
9 April 2020
Street Child’s COVID-19 Emergency Appeal
The charity Street Child first came on my radar in 2014 through the Guardian journalist Lisa O’Carroll who had recently returned from reporting on the Ebola crises in Sierra Leone. Kingsley Napley wanted to make a donation and ideally was looking for a charity that was making the biggest impact on the ground.
9 April 2020
How we are helping our charities and local community during the COVID-19 crisis
In these unprecedented times we think it is vitally important not to forget those organisations that will be struggling to cope with the upheaval caused by the Coronavirus. In the last few weeks we’ve worked hard to identify where the biggest need might be, especially for small charities and organisations who will be hit hardest.