Updated on 29/07/2022
Businesses across the UK faced a lot of turmoil because of coronavirus. Our solicitors provided helpful legal advice about the changes happening and how businesses could protect themselves during the pandemic.
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Commercial & Commercial Litigation
- Business Interruption Insurance – insurers start to pay out, 29/03/2021
- The Impact Of The Supreme Court's Business Interruption Insurance Ruling On Landlords And Tenants, 08/03/2021
- The benefits of litigation funding options in an uncertain world, 29/01/2021
- Business Interruption Insurance – businesses win big in The Supreme Court, 18/01/2021
- Dealing with the consequences of a disrupted supply chain, 04/12/2020
- Act fast if you want your invoices paid, 03/12/2020
- Business interruption insurance – test case fast-tracked to Supreme Court, 04/11/2020
- Business Interruption Insurance - are more claims against insurance brokers on the horizon?, 16/10/2020
- Business Interruption Insurance: an unexpected judgment, 16/09/2020
- Business interruption insurance test case – what we know so far, 11/08/2020
- Employment agencies and the new insolvency laws – can the supply of labour be stopped?, 4/08/2020
- The Court will make Bankruptcy Orders during the Pandemic, 15/07/2020
- COVID-19 And The Insurance Market: Proposals For Dealing With Future "Black Swan" Events, 06/07/2020
- Update to the Guidance on Responsible Contractual Behaviour During COVID-19, 06/07/2020
- Are you Insured? Business Loss and COVID-19: FCA Response Update, 03/06/2020
- Insurance cover for businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, 19/05/2020
- Government guidance on responsible contractual behaviour
- How businesses can vary, cancel or terminate their contractual obligations – practical tips and advice for businesses, 04/05/2020
- Safeguarding contracts and dealing with uncertainty – five top tips on maintaining business-to-business contractual relationships, 28/04/2020
- Resolving commercial disputes from your front room? – an introduction to virtual Alternative Dispute Resolution, 27/04/2020
- Is your business insured? – business loss and COVID-19, 14/04/2020
- Avoid claims for damages or breach of contract – a force majeure clause may help you deal with supply chain disruptions caused by coronavirus, 11/03/2020
Contact Joanne Chan-Shaw if your business is struggling to manage disruptions caused by coronavirus
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Consumer, retail and hospitality sectors
- Green light for outdoor civil weddings and partnerships, 29/06/2021
- Covid-19 and the theatre industry, 16/03/2021
- Dancing in the Street: What will 2021 bring to the hospitality sector?, 10/02/2021
- Hospitality And Covid-19 - Utilising Outdoor Space, 08/02/2021
- New lockdown grants available to retail hospitality and leisure sectors, 05/01/2020
- What role does leisure have in communities of the future?, 23/09/2020
- Real estate finance and retail: How can the high street adapt?, 4/08/2020
- The High Street in a post-COVID world, 31/07/2020
- The future of e-commerce – is now the prime time to go online?, 27/07/2020
- Lawyers Warn Employers To Be Aware Of The Risk Posed By Legionella When Reopening After Lockdown, 05/06/2020
- Key considerations for wedding venues and couples during the COVID-19 crisis, 15/04/2020
- Impact on the food and drink sector and other key industries, 17/03/2020
- Dealing with cancellations to your service – advice for service providers on customer cancellations, 11/03/2020
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Corporate
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Education sector
- End of COVID-19 rules: implications for schools and colleges, 23/02/2022
- Eight tips to help schools and colleges retain and attract staff, 11/11/2021
- Top tips for the education sector: How to manage reputational risk in a digital era, 19/10/2021
- Help! I need somebody... to prepare me for the summer 2021 exams appeals process!, 27/07/2021
- The summer 2021 exams appeals process: key things to know, 27/07/2021
- FAQs about self isolation and COVID safety requirements after 19 July, 16/07/2021
- New rules on face masks - another health and safety landmine for schools and colleges to navigate, 14/05/2021
- Covid-19: summer schools programme now open, 27/04/2021
- Education and employment news in brief - March 2021, 03/03/2021
- Seven things for schools and colleges to consider before 8 March 2021, 24/02/2021
- What's the best way for schools and colleges to manage their reputation against unfair or inflammatory public posts? 12/02/2020
- DfE tells schools and colleges to stop daily lateral flow tests, 20/01/2021
- Has the Regulator refused to authorise mass daily COVID testing in schools and colleges?, 15/01/2021
- Employment law changes 2021: guide for schools and colleges, 07/01/2021
- What's the best way to respond if your staff refuse to return to work because of concerns about coronavirus?, 5/01/2021
- Top 10 questions answered about rapid coronavirus testing in schools and colleges, 17/12/2020
- FAQ's: Impact of regional tiers on schools and colleges, 02/12/2020
- Self isolation - advice for schools and colleges dealing with outbreaks, 10/09/2020
- DSARs and 2020 Exam Results - The key dates and facts you need to know, 01/09/2020
- Face masks in schools and colleges - the new rules, 26/07/2020
- Holidays and quarantine: school and college questions answered, 28/07/2020
- Key considerations for schools dealing with school trips, 10/06/2020
- Is it safe to open schools on 1 June?, 29/05/2020
- Help needed from government if student accommodation providers are to survive, 28/05/2020
- Reopening of schools – employers questions answered, 19/05/2020
- Support for educational settings while the UK is in lockdown, 17/04/2020
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Immigration
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Manufacturing
We have local and international expertise to help you deal with overseas supply chain issues – contact Melanie Bancroft today.
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Media and entertainment sector
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Modern slavery
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Planning and infrastructure
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Real estate
- Post Pandemic Business on the Move, 07/04/2022
- Post Pandemic Businesses Now On The Move With Just Under Half Of Larger Office Occupiers Changing Requirements, 18/03/2022
- The road to recovery - key points for landlords in the Commercial Rents (Coronavirus) Bill, 12/11/2021
- Government moves to next stage with its forced arbitration and new code of conduct proposals, 09/11/2021
- A Final Nail In The Coffin In The Defence Of Rent Debt Claims, 30/11/2021
- The road to recovery - key points for landlords in the Commercial Rents (Coronavirus) Bill, 12/11/2021
- Clarity but also Questions from the Government's Latest Coronavirus Measures for Commercial Property, 29/06/2021
- Budget 2021: What’s in it for real estate?, 22/04/2021
- Government comes to the rescue of tenants once again, 11/03/2021
- More takeaway pints! Thanks, Bob!, 09/03/2021
- It's #Budget Day! So what's in it for #Planning & #Environment, 03/03/2021
- Will dilapidations disputes increase in the post pandemic world?, 25/02/2021
- You have no authority here, Kitty Weaver! The state of virtual planning in 2021, 11/02/2021
- Hospitality And Covid-19 - Utilising Outdoor Space, 08/02/2021
- Eviction Ban Extended But Welcome Relief for Landlords in Substantial Rent Arrears Cases, 15/01/2021
- Winter eviction ban and exemptions - more disappointment for landlords, 17/11/2020
- In changing times, what are the key employment issues property companies need to be aware of?, 01/10/2020
- Covid-19 rent concessions: beware a quick fix becoming a long-term problem, 08/09/2020
- A Disguised And Welcome Relief For Landlords In The Midst Of Further Extended Residential Notice Periods, 02/09/2020
- The Future of Leases: Retail, 20/08/2020
- The Future of Leases: Offices, 20/08/2020
- The Future of Leases: Industrial, 20/08/2020
- Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) deferral regulations published, 01/07/2020
- Rent deferments and concessions this June quarter, 24/06/2020
- Can a voluntary code redress the existing imbalances?, 23/06/2020
- The practicalities of real estate transactions during lockdown – a new business as usual, 18/05/2020
- A life-line for High Street businesses - but could the measures do more to assist landlords? – analysis of the Government's latest responses, 29/04/2020
- Government support for commercial landlords, 24/04/2020
- Re-gearing your lease – why landlords and tenants should start thinking about their lease arrangements, 07/04/2020
- Continuing with conveyancing transactions while you're at home – support for real estate agents, 31/03/2020
- Giving notice in a crisis – a guide to the coronavirus bill for residential landlords, 25/03/2020
- Rent concessions – what you need to know, 24/03/2020
- COVID-19 and lease arrangements – 6 key facts about how coronavirus could affect your leases, 23/03/2020
Contact Emma Curtis for more information about how our real estate solicitors could help.
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Regulatory and compliance
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Restructuring and insolvency
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Sports
- Return to grassroots sport: health & safety considerations, 25/03/2021
- What does the latest lockdown mean for grassroots sport?, 19/01/2021
- The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on women’s sport, 19/11/2020
- A setback for British sport: plans for fans to return to sporting events called off, 23/09/2020
- The Sport Wales support funds - a boost for sport in Wales, 09/07/2020
- Resuming sports in a pandemic, 16/06/2020
- Coronavirus, contracts and professional athletes – key points for athletes to consider over the coming months, 27/03/2020
- Blindsided – the sports industry's response to COVID-19 – a summary of the measures that clubs and governing bodies are taking, and the potential issues involved, 17/03/2020
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Legal changes to working remotely
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