Key COVID-19 issues facing the corporate, commercial and employment sectors.
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Article 02/12/2020
On the 17 November 2020 Lord Justice Lewis and Mr Justice Holgate handed down their judgment to the claim brought by the Rights Community Action Group that questioned the legality of the new planning reforms introduced in September 2020.
Article 25/11/2020
It is a challenge to find an actor in any commercial sphere who has not heard of blockchain. While most commonly associated with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin developed by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, the applicability and uses of blockchain have since become far more wide reaching. This is owing to its key tenets - it is decentralised, digital and immutable which makes it a prime tool in a variety of sectors, from insurance to healthcare.
Article 18/11/2020
As a tenant, if you were to review your lease obligations during a time when the country and the world was functioning as normal you may have limited concerns over complying with those obligations.
Article 08/10/2020
The recent changes to the Use Classes Order 1987 and Permitted Development rights regime covered in our previous article, although now in force, have been met with a legal challenge by the Rights: Community: Action group (RCA).
Article 28/09/2020
The commercial courts in England and Wales have received global recognition for their response to the COVID-19 crisis. There has been a series of legislation, practice directions and laws passed urgently to enable the more efficient and effective management of justice whilst working remotely.
Article 28/09/2020
A summary of recent developments, including the treatment of employer status within the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, how employers can stay GDPR compliant during COVID-19, the new changes to permitted development rights brought in August, the current rise of turnover rents, business adjustments in times of financial concern and the recent introduction to the Code of Practice for Commercial Property Relationships.
Article 28/09/2020
Employers, from SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) to large corporations, are in uncertain times. COVID-19 has undoubtedly been at the forefront of the minds of most and has, unsurprisingly, been the most pressing issue for many employers during the last six months.
Article 17/09/2020
Our previous articles detailed the government measures brought in to assist tenants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the publishing of a code of practice for commercial property relationships (The Code).
Article 26/08/2020
The crisis has raised questions around whether firms can ask for information on symptoms and diagnoses, and whether they can store this data. Amanda Beaumont advises.
Article 25/08/2020
Arbitration is one of the most flexible forms of dispute resolution and, as such, is well equipped to assist parties to negotiate their way through the COVID chaos, although it will still need to be managed carefully. The point, however, as this chapter seeks to set out, is not simply to weather the storm. What we will look at is the impact of COVID-19 and whether arbitration can be said to have been revolutionised as a result.
