Coronavirus - What are the merger control implications of covid-19? - Global
The challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have had an impact on merger control processes. Some businesses have decided to put transactions on hold and those that are going ahead,...
View ArticleCoronavirus News on travel quarantine rules and immigration Northern...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect foreign travel plans, whether for work or leisure purposes. The advice of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office remains that UK nationals should avoid all but...
View ArticleCoronavirus - new guidance on flexible furlough arrangements - UK
From 30 June, 2020, significant changes will be made to the “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme”, most notably: the introduction of “flexible furloughing”, but also reduced financial support from the...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Is there a right to a rent reduction? - Switzerland
Since the Federal Council ordered the closure of a large number of the shops in Switzerland in mid-March to counteract the spread of COVID-19, a dispute has raged between business tenants and...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill: restructuring plans...
In the latest of 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...
View ArticleCoronavirus New opportunities for tenants Russia
On 1 April 2020, the President of the Russian Federation signed Federal Law No. 98-FZ On On 08 June 2020 the President of the Russian Federation signed the Federal Law No. 166-FZ of 08 June 2020 “On...
View ArticleCoronavirus Antivirus Employment Support Program Czech Republic
The government has approved the extension of Mode B of the Antivirus Program and has recently introduced a new Mode C. Mode A will end on 31 May 2020. Mode A The contribution for Mode A (80% of the...
View ArticleDraft Programme for Government Climate Highlights
The draft ‘Programme for Government’ sets out, among many other things, how Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the Green Party intend to tackle climate change. The highlights as they relate to climate change...
View ArticleCourt discharges freezing order due to material non-disclosure going to the...
Les Ambassadeurs Club Limited v Sheikh Salah Hamdan Albluewi [2020] EWHC 1313 (QB) Facts of the case This decision relates to the continuation/discharge of a worldwide freezing order (the “WFO”)...
View ArticleBuy-side perspective: Changes to EMIR reporting requirements come into force...
On 18 June 2020, changes to the reporting obligations under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”)[1] will come into force. The changes were introduced by Regulation (EU) No 2019/834...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Coronavirus - New guidance on flexible furlough...
On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help pay people’s wages (the Original Scheme). A Treasury Direction and a series of guidance notes have also...
View ArticleFree investment in Algeria: background and key points of the new law
Foreign direct investments in Algeria – the enactment of the supplementary finance law for 2020 limiting the scope of foreign takeover restriction According to article 49 and following the additional...
View ArticleCoronavirus Job retention scheme - UK
Updated 15.06.2020 On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” (the Scheme) to help pay people’s wages. NB This note relates to the form and operation of...
View ArticleCoronavirus - New guidance on flexible furlough arrangements Northern...
From 30 June, 2020, significant changes will be made to the “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme”, most notably: the introduction of “flexible furloughing”, but also reduced financial support from the...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Northern Irish Courts: Update on a return to court business -...
Court business – further steps in the right direction In our previous update, published on 5 May 2020 2020, we explained that the Lord Chief Justice had, at that time, announced a “gradual incremental...
View ArticleUpdate for Lenders Supreme Court considers jurisdiction in claim by...
In the recent case of Aspen Underwriting Ltd & Others v Credit Europe Bank, the Supreme Court has held that the High Court of England and Wales did not have jurisdiction to hear an insurer’s claim...
View ArticleDutch Government real estate tender for the development of solar parks at...
Government real estate tender The Dutch Central Government Real Estate Agency (Rijksvastgoedbedrijf) develops, builds and manages real estate. For this they work together with market parties, such as...
View ArticleCoronavirus - labour law update UK
Welcome to our latest UK labour law quarterly update. In this edition we review recent key labour law developments and highlight our latest publications, training and events. Coronavirus and labour...
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