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Coronavirus: Key Employment Considerations for Private Households

Ensuring you are complying with the latest government guidance

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Coronavirus – HOW WILL IT IMPACT LOAN-TO-VALUE COVENANTS?

How does COVID-19 affect the loan-to-value or “LTV” covenant?

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Coronavirus: Key questions about Emergency Volunteering Leave

Points to consider if you would like to help the country at this critical time.

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Coronavirus & PREPARING TO SELL YOUR HOME DURING THE OUTBREAK

Practical steps to take to speed up the marketing and conveyancing processes once Coronavirus measures are lifted

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Coronavirus – Can Employers be obliged to alter contractual remuneration arrangements?

The Employment team addresses this questions in light of the PRA's recent guidance.

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Coronavirus: MAC clause used to withdraw from £510m property acquisition

Material Adverse Change clause used to withdraw from property acquisition due to Coronavirus

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Coronavirus: can I vary my maintenance payments?

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Coronavirus – comment on Chancellor’s overhaul of business bailout scheme

Janine Alexander comments on overhaul of government's Coronavirus bailout scheme

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Coronavirus: What happens if you have a vulnerable person in your household?

Guidance on how employers and employees should navigate this situation.

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The Morrisons Supermarkets cases: the employment law perspective

SUPERMARKET NOT LIABLE FOR ACTS OF DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE

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Coronavirus – Employers’ Health & Safety obligations

Employers have a duty of care to ensure staff work in a safe environment

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Coronavirus – Can you claim Business Rates concessions?

Which businesses could benefit from Business Rate concessions during the coronavirus crisis?

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Coronavirus: Open, closed or who knows? Keeping construction sites open amidst lockdown

Following government guidelines whilst ensuring compliance with the terms of construction contracts.

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Coronavirus: An update on ‘Furlough’ Leave

Clarification on the Job Retention Scheme

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Coronavirus: Update on support available for the Self-Employed

Further detail on proposed measures to assist the self-employed

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Coronavirus – Answering the question ‘Can you go to work today?’

The vital question at the forefront of the British workforce's minds.

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Coronavirus: tax relief for the self-employed

31 July 2020 tax payment deferred to January 2021

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Coronavirus: Chancellor to announce support for the Self-Employed

The House of Commons Public Bill Committee has now sought to include protection for the self-employed

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Coronavirus & business interruption insurance: practical considerations for tenants

Advice for tenants on claiming for losses on business interruption insurance

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The Challenge of Co-parenting and Coronavirus

Our top 1o tips for co-parenting in these unprecedented and challenging times

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Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: an overview for SMEs

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Coronavirus Job Retention scheme – what it is and how can you apply?

A review of the temporary measure designed to support businesses

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Coronavirus: What protection is afforded to contractors?

What protection is afforded to contractors against the impacts of coronavirus?

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Coronavirus crisis: the legal impact on the construction industry

Employment guidance and the impact delays may have on project completions.

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Coronavirus school closures – Should you consider Parental Leave?

Options for parents when Working from home may no longer be viable

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Status of construction industry contractors questioned by Tribunal ruling

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Can I increase divorce payments from my Ex?

A reader question in the FT answered by Toby Yerburgh

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Islamic marriage ceremony ruled as void marriage

Comments on the CoA ruling that a religious Nikah ceremony is a void marriage

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Are you ready for changes to Capital Gains Tax rules?

Private Residence Relief - April 2020's changes explained

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How do I solve my transatlantic inhertiance tax problem?

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How can I ensure my child gets the best education?

Buffy Meyrick answers FT reader question on a disagreementsbetween ex-spouses relating to their child's schooling

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Leasehold Properties – How changes could affect English markets

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SMCR implementation deadline imminent

Nigel Brahams comments on the expansion of the SMCR to cover all FCA regulated firms

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General Election: party manifestos confirm coming CGT Entrepreneurs Relief changes

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A Joint Effort? The Court of Appeal assesses the requirements for joint authorship in copyright...

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What happens if a will is found after an estate has already been divided?

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Calls to Abolish CGT Entrepreneurs Relief – Should Business Owners Be Worried?

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Don’t get burned by the ASA’s Halloween safety advertising guidelines

Imogen Jones explores the ASA's rules around Halloween and Bonfire Nightt themed adverts.

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A commentary on inheritance tax case, Routier v HMRC

James Austen comments on Supreme Court decision in notable IHT case.

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Harry and Meghan take on the press – what is the likely outcome?

Head of Media & privacy Steven Heffer quoted in the Times discussing Harry and Meghan's copyright claim

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From house chains to email chains – Are email signatures binding?

Imogen Jones comments on binding property contract formed by email chain

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Can I create a trust fund for alternative investment profits?

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Should employers be aware of employee disabilities if they are not disclosed?

Tania Goodman & David Malamatenios consider the recent case of A -v- Z Ltd.

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PRESS RELEASE: Addressing the broken business rates system

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Brexit boom in currency hedges sparks fears of mis-selling

Robin Henry quoted in The Financial Times on 'TARF' mis-selling

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FCA publishes final rules on the SMCR

Final regulations confirmed for FCA solo-regulated firms

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Brexit -The impact on SMEs, Entrepreneurs and Investors

Brexit -The impact on SMEs, Entrepreneurs and Investors

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Office of Tax Simplification publishes recommendations to simplify inheritance tax

Aidan Grant summarises the key proposals

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British Airways facing record GDPR fine

Comment from Head of Intellectual Property and Data Protection, Patrick Wheeler

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Protecting crypto consumers from themselves?

Nigel Brahams comments on FCA proposals to ban financial instruments linked to cryptocurrencies

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UK Supreme Court considers ‘ordinary reader of Facebook’ in Defamation claim

Court of Appeal held that judge erred in law by using Oxford English dictionary definition of a word

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Why GDPR isn’t last year’s news

Howard Ricklow and Cécile de Lagarde present a webinar on GDPR and property

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The 10 million dollar ‘handshake’

Grace Waterhouse comments on the importance of written contracts in the art world

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Q&A: My father has left his home to me and my siblings. What will it...

James Cook answers a reader's question in The Sunday Times

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Air crash investigator report into Ethiopian Airlines crash – financial implications for Boeing?

Simon de Broise comments on the implications for Boeing in regards to the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302.

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One in a million? No, you’re only one in five.

One in five people aged 65+ has wealth of more than £1m. What's the IHT liability?

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‘Strexit’- dealing with workplace, stress, depression and anxiety

Sinead Kelly looks at factors leading to workplace stress

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Are robots writing your will?

Can Artificial Intelligence work effectively in law firms?

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Taking tax online?

Comments on report from the Office for Tax Simplification

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Could a property ‘Logbook’ speed up the conveyancing process?

Aimee Stevens comments on the idea of introducing a property logbook for residential property.

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High Court grants retrospective permission allowing use of disclosed documents to obtain US legal advice

The latest in the case relating to suspected “front-running” by HSBC

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What are the implications of renting out your driveway?

What to keep in mind if you want to rent out your driveway

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Why you will no longer need to swear when visiting your solicitor

Comments on the Government's decision to make a 'digital' statement of truth.

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Employment Update: The Real Living Wage

180,000 workers set to receive a pay boost as a result of a rise in the real Living Wage

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Can my half-sister challenge our father’s will?

When is a will challengable and what needs to be considered?

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Who owns what if I buy a house with my friend?

How to manage a joint purchase, and when to claim compensation for building delays

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Six ways to avoid legal danger in a start-up

What are the legal dangers to consider when founding a start-up?

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ICOs vs. PE and VC Funding: Which Funding Model is Best for a Growing Business?

Fintech Times coverage of CB funding debate