Coronavirus - Webinar: Helping you navigate through the latest legal updates...
This webinar features:• Contractual arrangements in light of recent government decisions, including Impossibility of Contract Performance and Force Majeure• Labour Law and workforce arrangements – an...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hong Kong Government provides more details on the Employment...
We previously reported on the Hong Kong government’s Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) to help employers defray salary costs and maintain employment. Earlier today on 17 April 2020, the government...
View ArticleTrying fraud in a crisis
At the end of March, as the impact from the UK’s Coronavirus restrictions began to hit the criminal justice system hard, the CPS published an Interim Charging Protocol, agreed with the National Police...
View ArticleESMA consults on implementing technical standards to facilitate cross-border...
Our client briefing, “The final AIFMD cross-border fund distribution package: mapping the changes” published on 22 July 2019, provided a summary of the main changes introduced by Regulation (EU)...
View ArticleEducation briefing: Updated CJRS Guidance and Treasury Direction
Less than a week before the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) is due to go live (currently due to open on 20 April), further significant changes have been published in the form of a...
View ArticleCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme update and Treasury direction - UK
Less than a week before the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) is due to go live (currently due to open on 20 April), further significant changes have been published in the form of a...
View ArticleCoronavirus - New regulations on the use of unmanned aircrafts introduced by...
Introduction In this briefing we look at the regulatory framework applicable to remotely piloted aircrafts in Italy, as recently updated by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority. In particular, this...
View ArticleCoronavirus Moratorium on bankruptcy proceedings Belgium
Under Belgian insolvency law, a debtor who has consistently ceased to pay its debts and no longer has access to additional loans finds itself in a state of bankruptcy. In such a case, the company...
View ArticleCoronavirus Employment Law Estonia
https://ezine.eversheds-sutherland.com/covid-19-global-employment-guide/covid-19-global-employment-guide// 1. What does the law say about employer’s duty of care? Employers in Estonia have a legal...
View ArticleTax residence and permanent establishments in the time of Covid-19
Where do I lay my hat? Tax residence and permanent establishments in the time of Covid-19 Read the article here > This article was first published in Taxation on 9 April 2020....
View ArticleCoronavirus - FCA issues draft temporary guidance for firms on motor finance...
On Friday 17 April 2020, the FCA issued a draft guidance for consultation on temporary forbearance measures to assist motor finance customers facing financial difficulty because of COVID-19. The...
View ArticleCoronavirus - DTA Luxembourg and DTA Netherlands Cross-border commuters...
German-Luxembourg cross-border commuters Luxembourg and Germany have concluded a mutual agreement (Verständigungsvereinbarung) for Covid 19 related home office activities (für Corona bedingte Home...
View ArticleGerman Federal Grid Agency (BNetzA) extends realisation deadlines for...
The lockdown of public life in Germany and the disruption of global economy due to the Coronavirus also complicate and delay the development, construction and commissioning of renewable energy...
View ArticleCoronavirus Job retention scheme - UK
On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) to help pay peoples wages. Importantly, to aid understanding of the Scheme and how it operates,...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Final details emerge as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme...
On Friday evening, 17 April, further revisions were made to the guidance for employers and employees regarding the operation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme). This time also, the...
View ArticleCoronavirus - FCA issues further draft Covid-19 guidance for Buy-Now...
On Friday 17 April the FCA issued draft guidance on Buy-now pay-later (BNPL), rent-to-own (RTO) and pawnbroking. It proposes temporary financial relief for customers impacted by coronavirus and is...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Managing your cash and your risk under Covid-19 - France
Listen to the replay of our Paris webinar ‘Managing your cash and your risk under Covid-19 in France’ providing practical solutions and market insights from an HR, commercial, contentious and...
View ArticlePregnant workers and COVID 19
Amid the COVID 19 outbreak, employers will be dealing with a host of issues around the management of its workforce, including those who have special requirements and needs. When it comes to pregnant...
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