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Updated on 29/07/2022

Coronavirus caused us all to make big changes to our daily lives. We're looking back on all the ways our solicitors kept up-to-date with the situation and the legal changes that affected many of our clients and their families. 

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Asbestos-related disease support

  • Hospices receive vital funding to continue their work during lockdown, 19/05/2020
  • Dealing with an asbestos-related disease during the COVID-19 pandemic, 24/04/2020

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Court of Protection & Public Law

  • Legal Challenge To Government's Guidance To Schools On Covid-19 Testing, 28/09/2021
  • Police Apologise To Bristol Protestors ‘Unlawfully Arrested’ Under Covid-19 Laws At Edward Colston Court Protest, 23/04/2021
  • Best interests decision making and Covid19 vaccination, 18/01/2021
  • Covid-19 care home restrictions legal challenge launched by Greater Manchester husband, 24/11/2020
  • Coronavirus and capacity, 17/06/2020

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Education

  • Legal Challenge To Government's Guidance To Schools On COVID-19 Testing, 29/09/2021

  • How has Covid-19 affected the educational prospects of children and young people with SEND?, 01/04/2021
  • 2021 Summer Exams: Ten key things that you need to know, 26/02/2021
  • Consultation launched on 2021 exam replacement - open until 29th January, 18/01/2021
  • Key changes to exams announced by the government on 4 January 2020, 05/01/2021
  • Back to School FAQs for Children with Special Educational Needs, updated 11/09/2020
  • DSARs and 2020 Exam Results - The key dates and facts you need to know, 01/09/2020

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Employment

  • Pay cuts: Counting the cost of WFH, 18/08/2021
  • Mental Health Awareness Week – Working through the Pandemic, 14/05/2021
  • Lawyers Predict Rise In Employment Vaccination Claims, 11/05/2021
  • WFH: Working from Home from Away, 28/04/2021
  • COVID-19: employee who refused to wear a mask was fairly dismissed, 08/04/2021
  • Lawyers Say Employees Have No 'Right' To Furlough When Faced With Redundancy, 29/01/2021
  • Parents returning to work after maternity leave can be furloughed after 10 June, 10/06/2020
  • Details of new furlough scheme from Wednesday 1st July, 30/05/2020
  • I've been furloughed, now what? - FAQs for employees, 14/05/2020
  • Government's return to work guidelines don't replace health and safety laws, 13/05/2020
  • Do I have to go to work? – advice for employees affected by coronavirus, 05/05/2020
  • Pensions and furloughing – our latest update on how furloughing will affect pension schemes, 07/04/2020
  • Directors rights and responsibilities under the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – can directors be furloughed and what can they do on furloughed leave, 07/04/2020
  • Director duties – key issues and risk areas directors should consider, 06/04/2020
  • Workers can carry over their holiday into the next two years, 31/03/2020

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Family law

  • Green light for outdoor civil weddings and partnerships, 28/06/2021
  • How weddings might change after the pandemic, 02/02/2021
  • Top tips for Christmas contact arrangements, 19/11/2020
  • Barder, Barder, Blah, Blah - could coronavirus impact the financial order in your divorce or separation? 16/11/2020
  • Mixed reviews from parents at family court hearings during pandemic, 03/11/2020
  • Mental Health For Families And Children Are Top Priorities In Second Lockdown, Say Family Lawyers, 02/11/2020
  • Key considerations for wedding venues and couples during the COVID-19 crisis, updated 24/04/2020
  • Negotiating a settlement – what you should consider if you're negotiating a financial settlement with your partner, 14/04/2020
  • Supporting separated parents – information to help you and your partner keep your family safe during the coronavirus crisis, 30/03/2020
  • Coronavirus: What To Do When You’re Co-Parenting During The Crisis – advice on how to handle potential conflict from partners if self-isolating, 17/03/2020

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Public health

  • Businesses and customers urged to adhere to guidelines as pubs, restaurants and hotels set to open, 24/06/2020

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Residential property

  • Stamp Duty Holiday: Tips From The Experts To Complete In Time For The Savings, 14/06/2021
  • Spring Budget 2021: private client live reaction, 03/03/2021
  • Stamp Duty Holiday “to be extended until end of June”, 26/02/2021
  • What Could The Budget Bring For Stamp Duty And Personal Tax Changes?, 23/02/2021
  • SDLT deadline: Approaching the cliff edge, 05/02/2021
  • Conveyancing and property FAQs – your questions answered if you're moving or planning to move house, 10/11/2020
  • Housing Market To Stay Open During Second National Lockdown, 02/11/2020
  • Overloaded Housing Market Means Many Could Miss Out On Stamp Duty Holiday, 30/10/2020
  • Recovering possession and recovering rental arrears, 23/06/2020
  • Government lifts restrictions on home buying and moving process, 13/05/2020
  • Leasehold under lockdown – extend leases sooner rather than later, 11/05/2020
  • Five ways the residential property market is improving, 01/05/2020
  • The property market during coronavirus: how it affects you and your family, 29/04/2020
  • Government advice for moving home during coronavirus – government advises that public health must be a priority, 27/03/2020
  • Giving Notice In A Crisis – a guide to the coronavirus bill for residential landlords, 25/03/2020

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Wills, estate planning & wealth management

  • Virtual Will Signings, 26/01/2022
  • 2021 Budget: The investment view, 03/03/2021
  • Spring Budget 2021: private client live reaction, 03/03/2021
  • Treasury Committee publishes recommendations for tax reform ahead of 2021 Budget, 01/03/2021
  • What Could The Budget Bring For Stamp Duty And Personal Tax Changes?, 23/02/2021
  • Is a wealth tax on the horizon?, 12/02/2021
  • HMRC extends the self-assessment filing return by a month, 28/01/2021
  • Holiday Plans On The Up, But Retirement Plans Unaffected By Pandemic, 17/11/2020
  • Second Lockdown and Financial Abuse: What’s Different This Time, 11/11/2020
  • Markets decline as world announces more lockdowns, 03/02/2020
  • Plan or panic? Emerging trends in estate planning, 30/10/2020
  • Virtual will witnessing: best practice, 30/10/2020
  • Protecting family money in the COVID-19 era, 30/10/2020
  • Delayed Weddings From Coronavirus ‘Could Cause More Will Disputes’, 20/07/2020
  • Common mistakes when preparing Wills - advice from our Tax and Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team, 17/06/2020
  • Inheritance tax - business property relief and agricultural property relief may be cut after the coronavirus crisis, 27/05/2020
  • Financial abuse claims likely to increase after the coronavirus crisis, 15/05/2020
  • Changes to how we write Wills during the coronavirus pandemic, 07/05/2020
  • Will-making during the coronavirus outbreak - our solicitors have answered some of your most frequently asked questions, 27/04/2020

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