Education briefing - Covid-19-Related Responses to Student Service Delivery...
Changes to academic and pastoral services Two big questions for students and institutions alike are how courses will be delivered next academic year and what students can expect from their student...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Temporary amendments to Insolvency Law: suspension of...
In the second of our series of articles on the much anticipated Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the “Bill”), which will enact various new corporate restructuring tools well as make temporary...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Temporary amendments to Insolvency Law: restriction on...
The much anticipated Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the “Bill”), which will enact various new corporate restructuring tools as well as the temporary changes to insolvency law that have been...
View ArticleCoronavirus Reduction of workforce planning Global
As the dust starts to settle from an abrupt lockdown working model to implementing a return to the workplace and the new norm, firms are re-assessing their new business needs and resources. For...
View ArticleRecording - Corporate reorganisations: Key considerations on a global...
In episode 2 of our series of podcasts on corporate reorganisations Amanda Partland, Christian Mense and Nikki Evans discuss the key considerations for companies when contemplating undertaking a...
View ArticleIs your Organisation POPIA Ready?
It’s been a long time coming, but the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) should finally come into full force soon. Initially, the President was expected to proclaim that the...
View ArticleLIBOR Transition Update
LIBOR The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is one of the Interbank Offered Rates (IBORs) widely used in global finance markets. LIBOR is calculated and published daily across Sterling, US...
View ArticleRecording - Singapores Digital Payments Ecosystem in a Post COVID-19 World
As we come out of Lockdown how will the payments sector adapt in South East Asia and globally? This evening webinar was co-hosted by Eversheds Sutherland, Eversheds Harry Elias and RSM and explored...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Further FCA updates for listed companies - UK
Further updates from the FCA in response to the COVID-19 pandemic On 27 May 2020, the FCA published Primary Market Bulletin 28 (PMB 28) and Market Watch 63. ...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Easing of restrictions for hotels, training courses and...
After easing the measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 in restaurants, the Ministry of Social Affairs published on 18 May 2020 a first extract of the COVID-19 easing regulation, the full version...
View ArticleCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme revised Treasury Direction - UK
On 12 May, the Chancellor made an important announcement about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”), confirming that it will continue until end of October. He indicated that furloughed...
View ArticleRepo Rate Reduction
The South African Reserve Bank has announced that the repo rate will reduce by a further 50 basis points or 0.5 %. The previous reduction was pointed out in our ebrief of 15 April 2020. The result of...
View ArticleCoronavirus - FCA provides update in relation to business interruption test...
On 1 June 2020 the FCA issued an update in relation to the test case which it is bringing against certain insurers in which it is seeking a declaration as to the extent Covid-19 business interruption...
View ArticleRecording - Pensions webinar series - UK
COVID-19 has changed the legal and practical ground rules for pensions and employment – certainly in the short term and quite possibly over the longer term too. In our series of pensions webinars, our...
View ArticleCoronavirus Unforeseen circumstances defense ruling - The Netherlands
Two recent court cases suggest that Dutch courts maintain a high bar for successfully invoking the unforeseen circumstances doctrine in the current COVID-19 crisis. Can the COVID-19 outbreak justify a...
View ArticleCoronavirus Reduction of workforce implementation Global
The COVID-19 pandemic will inevitably leave some employers with no alternative but to consider a workforce reduction as a result of the consequent downturn in demand in some sectors. As highlighted in...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Overview of the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Act) 2020 - Mauritius
The COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (the COVID-19 Act 2020) was passed in the Mauritian Assembly on 15 May 2020 and gazetted in the Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 57 of 16 May...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill: the new moratorium...
In the next in our series of articles on the much anticipated Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the “Bill”), which will enact various new corporate restructuring tools as well as the temporary...
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