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Furloughing staff: House of Commons looks at the inconsistencies between government guidance and Treasury Direction
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Government support in response to COVID-19
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Brexit and a little controversy over a proposed permanent EU delegation office in Northern Ireland
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Much has been written in the legal, property and general press about the difficulties surrounding the issue of commercial rents; the...
Room to swing a cat: the challenges and controversies of virtual planning committees
It has been less than a month since Parliament passed the regulations authorising councils to hold virtual planning committees, and they...
Impact of coronavirus: early signs that employment disputes are increasing
Have the numbers of employment disputes increased during the coronavirus pandemic? We asked our employment team for a snapshot as they...
Brexit and Boris Johnson
"The Times" of 27 April 2020 reports that on coming back to work on that day after recovering from Covid-19, Boris Johnson will...
Brexit and the Lugano Convention 2007
On 8 April 2020, the UK applied to accede to the 2007 Lugano Convention on jurisdiction and and the recognition and enforcement of...
COVID-19: Safeguarding contracts and dealing with uncertainty
By Jessica-Anne Johnson, Jon-Paul Casati and Rob Coleridge
In these unprecedented times, businesses are making important decisions in...
Brexit and the European (Arrest) Warrant
Within the EU, the European (Arrest) Warrant applies, which facilitates the arrest and extradition of alleged offenders between EU member...
Resolving commercial disputes from your front room?
The coronavirus pandemic is having a significant impact on the personal and professional lives of people worldwide. In such an uncertain...
Brexit and the guidance role of HM Customs & Excise in the import and export of goods
The importance of exporters and importers of goods between the UK and the EU of looking at UK/EU trade-related tax guidance from...
Brexit and the outcome of the second round of UK-EU negotiations
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Air Quality, Emissions & Lockdown: Could Covid-19 help resolve Air Quality concerns in the longer term?
As I mentioned last week, one of the potential silver linings to our current situation appears to be a significant reduction in...
Brexit , EU Procurement Schemes and the Transition Period
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Brexit and opposition to extending the transition period
Growing voices have been heard in recent weeks arguing for an extension to the Brexit transition period beyond its current expiry date of...
Brexit and a House of Commons Library Research paper
On 20 April 2020, the House of Commons published a research paper under the title: "Coronavirus: Is it possible to extend the Brexit...
Coronavirus: eight tips to support staff working from home
Since the lock down, anyone who could work from home has been expected to do so. Many of us are now into our fourth or fifth week of...
Furlough scheme extended to end of June
Following the government's announcement that the UK will be locked down for at least a further three weeks, the Chancellor has said the...
Brexit, Sweden and Covid-19
Sweden, a constitutional monarchy with a strong democratic tradition, does seem like the UK in many ways but there are significant...
SSP scheme extended to cover the extremely vulnerable
On Thursday 16 April, the Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 were amended. Now, individuals...
Brexit and contingency planning
In The Times of Friday 17 April 2020, Ed Conway, Economics Editor of Sky News, wrote an article under the headline "Why do we let...
Brexit, controlling borders and Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown up some apparent inconsistencies in the UK Government's Brexit objectives and policies.
A major objective...
Furlough and holiday - government breaks its silence
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Furlough portal is open: this is what you need to make a claim
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Coronavirus - immunity [from Enforcement]
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Brexit and Covexit
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Isolation Innovation: How Planning is adapting to life in lockdown.
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Furloughing staff: Official rules published
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Brexit and a game of Tig and Tag
Enid Blyton, the famous children's writer, wrote a short story about Tig and Tag, two quarrelsome goblins,who spent so much time...
Supreme Court restores sanity to the scope of vicarious liability
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court handed down two important judgments which clarify how far an organisation can be made legally...
Coronavirus: Pensions Regulator eases up on compliance
At long last the Pensions Regulator has announced some further easements – relaxations that it will apply at least until 30 June 2020 in...
Breaking: Furloughing staff - payroll date changes
The government has today updated its guidance on Coronavirus: The Job Retention Scheme for the fourth time.
The key thing to note is...
Brexit and new EU proposals and consultations that may impact on UK company law in the light of Covid-19 and climate change
The title to this blog is particularly wordy.
The explanation is that urgent Covid-19 and separate environmental concerns have...
Latest pensions guidance from The Pensions Regulator on auto-enrolment compliance and the coronavirus
Last week, our pensions expert, Penny Cogher looked at the key issues employers need to be aware of when making pension contributions to...
Furlough scheme - government updates guidance (again)
On Thursday 8 April, long after most of us had logged off for the Easter weekend, the government updated its guidance on the Coronavirus:...
Government updates guidance on social distancing in the workplace
Last week, the government published new guidance on social distancing in workplaces that remain open during the Coronavirus pandemic. It...
Brexit and the Civil Procedure Rule Committee
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee was established under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 to make rules of court in England and Wales for the...
Chinese Walls Come Tumbling Down - A v B [2020] EWHC 809 (TCC)
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Brexit and the ozone Layer
Brexit has many faces and its environmental profile could be particularly significant.
As a marker perhaps of this, on 7 April 2020 a...
Brexit and Anglo-French perspectives on Covid-19
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Brexit and the UK Financial Conduct Authority
On 7 April 2020, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Business Plan for 2020/21.
Whilst much of the business plan...
Brexit and an €540bn EU financial rescue package for Coronavirus- hit EU member states
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What's in the Easter Basket? a selection box of recent cases from the Planning Court
The sun is shining and we are on the verge of a Bank Holiday weekend. As I am feeling somewhat festive, we are taking a break from...
FAQs: Furloughing agency staff
Many of our clients are concerned about what will happen to their agency workers during the lock down. We've answered the most frequently...
Holiday and furlough ... the plot thickens
Last week we discussed the questions that remained unanswered regarding holiday and furlough. For those that missed it, the blog is...
Coronavirus - rights of skilled workers volunteering to help emergency response
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Does the Coronavirus Act allow the government to change any laws relating to special educational needs?
On Monday 23 March, the Prime Minister imposed a lock down throughout the UK.
Schools and colleges and other providers were asked to
Brexit and an article from the House of Lords Library
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On 7 April 2020, the...
Coronavirus: the volunteer army
The NHS have asked for a volunteer army to help vulnerable people stay safe and well at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
The...
Employment law changes in force from 6 April 2020
Coronavirus had dominated the headlines for the last few weeks and, unfortunately, looks set to stay there for the foreseeable future....
Coronavirus: new safeguarding rules for schools and colleges
The Government has published new guidance on safeguarding during school closures which applies to all schools (including academies and...
Brexit and two small business grant funding schemes
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Breaking: furlough scheme expected to open on 20 April
Representatives from HMRC have today told a Parliamentary Select Committee that the online portal being built to process the payments of...
Pensions and furloughing - key issues for employers
Pensions expert, Penny Cogher takes a look at the issues employers need to be aware of when making pension contributions to furloughed...
Brexit and EU approval of UK Government State Aid packages in the era of coronavirus
The European Commission issued a press release on 6 April 2020, confirming that it had approved, under EU state aid rules, a £50 billion...
Directors rights and responsibilities under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
On 4 April, the government published new guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Up until then, there has been...
Coronavirus: new guidance on right to work checks
Our immigration specialist Philip Barth explains how organisations can carry out right to work checks at a time when many workplaces are...
Brexit and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
On 2 April 2020, EIOPA , one of the EU's financial supervisory authorities, issued a press announcement urging insurance insurers and...
Brexit and moves to extend the Transition Period
Article 132 of the UK-EU Brexit- related Withdrawal Agreement permits the UK-EU Joint Committee established under that Agreement to...
Updated furlough guidance answers some questions but important ones are still unclear
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the government updated its guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The first version...
Holiday and furlough - the unanswered questions
On Monday the government published employer and employee guidance on its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Since then lawyers, HR...
Brexit and joining up the dots on Covid-19
On 1 April 2020, the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee published a report summarising the EU's policy and legal measures in...
Virtual Reality: Government publishes regulations enabling planning committees to be held remotely
If nothing else, our current circumstances have certainly proven that the UK's legislative draftsman are a genuinely exceptional and...
Can I get that pint to takeaway, mate?
In our team chat this last week I discovered that some of the southerners in my team have their local Boozers on deliveroo.@^ Now they...
Brexit and the European Court of Justice - an interesting court case
On 2 April 2020, The Times newspaper reported on the UK Supreme Court decision announced the previous day in Zipvit Limited v...
Brexit and the Joint Committee
The Joint Committee, set up under the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement to monitor and supervise implementation of that Agreement, met for the...
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