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Author Archives: Alice Heathfield
Bank/borrower negotiations in the post-Covid world
In the current Covid-19 crisis, thousands of businesses that in normal times would be in no danger of defaulting on their bank loans will need additional support from their banks in the coming weeks and months. Banks also recognise the …
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TEMPORARY CHANGES TO INSOLVENCY LAW TO DEAL WITH THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19
This first article comments on the temporary measures that are designed to alleviate the economic impact of COVID-19, namely the suspension of wrongful trading and restrictions placed on creditors serving statutory demands and winding-up petitions. These temporary provisions are intended …
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Football, financing, and financial fair play post Covid-19
There are three regimes that can apply to English clubs, depending on the league and competitions that they are playing in. The UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations apply to all clubs playing in European competitions, whilst the Profitability and Sustainability …
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Coronavirus: Employer’s Guide to re-opening the Workplace
As the government begins to ease the lockdown restrictions in a bid to get the economy moving again, new guidance has been published to guide employers as to how they can get their employees back to work safely. The government …
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Sport, Coronavirus and Employment Law
Health and safety First and foremost, in most people’s minds, will be the health and safety of employees and participants. Sports venue owners owe health and safety duties to anyone using their premises, but here we concentrate on the duties …
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The 2019 LCIA Casework Report: Record Number of New Cases
On 19 May 2020, the London Court of International Arbitration (“the LCIA”) released its Annual Casework Report for 2019 (“the Report”) revealing that it received the greatest ever number of international arbitrations in 2019. Of note, the statistics reveal that …
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Know your limits – LIBOR fraud claim time barred
A banking fraud claim against NatWest Markets plc and the Royal Bank of Scotland plc (together, “the Bank”) has been struck out after it was held to be time barred. The Claimant, Boyse (International) Ltd (“Boyse”), is a trust company, …
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Bank Fraud: Safeguards and Solutions (part three)
Given the current circumstances, authorities are warning that everyone should take particular care against frauds relating to Covid-19. In parts one and two of this series we looked at what mechanisms the banks should have in place to protect their …
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Court rejects Covid-19 related arguments to restrain winding up petitions
The High Court has dismissed applications to restrain the presentation of winding up petitions for reasons relating to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the case of Shorts Gardens LLP v London Borough of Camden Council [2020] EWHC 1001 (Ch) (27 April …
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Coronavirus: Top tips for ensuring a safe workplace post-lockdown
The Prime Minister recently confirmed that we are past the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. The government is now considering how to relax the current lockdown restrictions in an effort to restore economic activity and allow people …
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