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Coronavirus Act 2020 – employment law measures
26 March 2020The Coronavirus Act 2020, which has now been enacted, introduces a new form of unpaid statutory leave for volunteers along with powers to establish a compensation scheme. It also makes changes to statutory sick pay (SSP) rules and indicates that the new job retention scheme for employers will be implemented by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
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EPO and EUIPO extend deadlines in response to COVID-19 pandemic
26 March 2020As you will have seen, governments across Europe have issued a range of recommendations to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The various IP offices have recognised this will have an impact on the ability of rightsholders/ applicants/ opponents to meet their deadlines, and so each of the UKIPO, the IP Office of Ireland, the EUIPO and the EPO have announced that deadlines will be extended:
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Financial support for larger firms: The COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility
26 March 2020The COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) is a quick and cost-effective way to raise working capital for those large businesses which need it.
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Retail, hospitality and leisure Covid 19 survey, from The Collective by Lewis Silkin
26 March 2020Between 19 - 24 March 2020, we conducted a survey for thought leaders in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector, in order to share the data and help others facing these unprecedented times.
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Lewis Silkin has advised new client Artelia Group on its acquisition of quantity surveying practice Austin Newport Group
26 March 2020Lewis Silkin has advised new client Artelia Group, an international, multidisciplinary consultancy, engineering and project management group, on its acquisition of Austin Newport Group, specialised in chartered quantity surveying, project management contracting and recovery of damaged historic buildings.
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Reviewing your existing financing arrangements in light of COVID-19: FAQs
26 March 2020Many of our clients are concerned about the effect of the current economic climate on the financial health of their businesses. We recommend that companies should consider reviewing their existing financing documents to identify any risks of potential defaults occurring and to decide how best to proceed. We have put together the following guide to help answer the most frequently asked questions we receive on this topic.
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Réforme de l’IR35 à compter d’avril 2021
26 March 2020La réforme proposée de l’IR35 représente le plus grand changement apporté à la taxe à l’emploi depuis des décennies.
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Covid-19 – Legislation now passed for new PD rights
25 March 2020The Government is responding quickly to the current crisis with new legislation. On the 21 March, The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020 were issued requiring the immediate closure of businesses selling food or drink for consumption on the premises including all restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs.
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Staying secure when homeworking during the coronavirus pandemic
25 March 2020Viruses do not just infect organic lifeforms such as humans. They, and other types of malware, can also affect our digital lives. While the world faces a public health emergency leaving organisations with little choice but urgently to introduce or scale up homeworking arrangements, opportunist cyber criminals are exploiting the crisis by increasingly using the coronavirus (COVID-19) as an attack vector.
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Social distancing and the use of electronic signatures
25 March 2020With vast numbers of people now working from home due to COVID-19 restrictions, finding more convenient methods of making binding transactions which are recorded in writing has become a priority.
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In memory of Ellen Temperton
25 March 2020It is with great sadness that we announce that on Friday 20 March our dear friend and Partner, Ellen Temperton, passed away following a long illness.
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Types of directors: myths and common pitfalls
25 March 2020Below we answer some of the most common questions and address frequent pitfalls in the often-confusing realm of company directors.
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Ireland: The new Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme
25 March 2020The Irish government has introduced the Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme to incentivise employers to retain employees on the payroll where possible (replacing the emergency COVID-19 Employer Refund Scheme). What are the implications for employers?
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COVID-19 and tech solutions for planning
24 March 2020The industry appears to be split about the use of technology in the decision making process. Last week, the Planning Inspectorate issued guidance that confirmed all site visits would be cancelled and two local plan examinations due to take place were postponed.
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Gender pay gap reporting cancelled due to coronavirus
24 March 2020Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the requirement for employers with 250 or more employees to publish gender pay gap reports has been suspended for this year.
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Advice for working from home
24 March 2020With many of us now operating remotely, we have prepared some helpful advice for those who are working from home.
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AI regulators getting interested
24 March 2020It has been reported that Amazon has been removing thousands of listings for bogus items related to the coronavirus. It seems likely that Amazon is using forms of artificial intelligence to help scour its website for such items, and as the significance and range of uses of artificial intelligence grow, it is worth considering a recent flurry of regulatory developments in the sector in the UK and the EU.
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April’s employment law changes
24 March 2020While employers are understandably preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic and its implications, a number of significant employment law reforms are due to take effect early next month. Here’s a brief round-up.
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Coronavirus – landlord's obligations to carry out annual gas safety inspections
24 March 2020In these unprecedented times we have advised a number of landlords about their obligations to tenants and particularly in respect of the obligation on all residential landlords to carry out annual gas safety inspections in accordance with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 when we should all be social distancing.