Tag Archives: CoronaVirus

Coronavirus Recovery: an overview of The UK Government’s phased strategy

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 10 May regarding the first steps out of the lockdown the Government has now published detailed guidance called “Our Plan to Rebuild: The UK Government’s Covid-19 Recovery Strategy.” This sets out three distinct phases …

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Court of Appeal gives judgment in Arkin v Marshall

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

In Arkin v Marshall the Court of Appeal has given judgment. The case involves the Practice Direction 51Z which was brought into play as a result of COVID-19 and which (in its original form) stayed all possession proceedings until the …

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Coronavirus: How should landlords of multi-tenant offices manage safety in common areas?

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

Businesses across the UK will soon begin to return to their offices as the current lockdown restrictions are eased. And whilst government is providing advice to businesses on how they should manage the safety of staff, questions are being raised …

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Coronavirus & SMEs – what support is available for businesses? (updated)

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

Startups and small and medium sized companies (SMEs) are facing unexpected problems caused by the COVID-19 virus and the economic fallout from the lockdown imposed by the government. The government has worked quickly to announce and introduce a series of …

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How will the housing market change post Covid-19? Seven predictions…

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

The housing market has been hit hard by Covid-19 and will take some time to recover. But, as research from Collyer Bristow published earlier this year in its Home Ownership Attitudes and Aspirations report shows, home ownership remains the number …

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Coronavirus: Top tips for ensuring a safe workplace post-lockdown

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

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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Coronavirus crunch dates for collective redundancy consultations

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

Businesses needing to make 100 or more redundancies at one establishment within 90 days are facing a 15 May crunch date to start the process should the Government decide not to extend its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) beyond the …

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Coronavirus: The relaxing of competition law in the new normal

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

As governments worldwide steer their respective countries and citizens through an unprecedented time in modern day history, measures are being swiftly implemented by competition regulators to lessen the financial impact of COVID-19 on consumers. Competition laws are in place to …

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Grievances and Disciplinary Meetings during Lockdown – Proceed or Postpone?

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

Employers have had to respond to the unique challenges faced by the Covid-19 pandemic, adjusting to the current lockdown by making most employees work remotely from home. This poses potential challenges in running disciplinary, performance and grievance procedures with the …

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How is the Aviation industry managing with COVID-19?

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Alice Heathfield

Markets around the world are in treacherous and uncharted waters (US oil benchmark goes negative?!) and the aviation sector looks to be in just about as bad a shape as any. The word ‘unprecedented’ may be in danger of becoming …

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