Updated on 29/03/2021
Businesses across the UK are still facing uncertain times because of coronavirus. Our solicitors can help you with the legal implication of these changes and what you can do to protect your business as much as possible.
We'll be updating this page continuously with help and support. Whether you're worried about your employees or you're unsure of how the governments new changes will affect your business, we can help.
Read about how the new lockdown measures introduced in January 2021 will affect your business.
Read our lawyers' reactions to the 2021 Spring Budget and its measures to support the economy through recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Banking and Finance
Brexit
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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
- Covid-19 and the theatre industry, 16/03/2021
- The Changing Consumer, 15/02/2021
- 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
For sector-specific advice for your business contact Kate Upton.
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Corporate
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Education sector
- 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
- Overseas supply chains – our lawyers are advising businesses in financial difficulty due to supply chain disruptions, 28/02/2020
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
- 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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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
You can also keep up-to-date on what some of our colleagues are talking about by reading some of their opinions and reactions on how the UK is handling coronavirus.
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The benefits of litigation funding options in an uncertain world
