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Amending Facility Agreements – COVID-19
As a result of the negative impacts of COVID-19, lenders are receiving large numbers of requests from borrowers for capital repayment moratoriums and other emergency amendments to existing facilities. Many...
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Coronavirus: Empty commercial premises – are you protecting yourself?
The current coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a significant number of empty commercial premises. Tenants should check their leases to identify whether: they are required to notify their landlord that...
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Procurement in a time of coronavirus
We take a detailed look at the Procurement Policy Note that has been published by the government and gives guidance to contracting authorities. On 18 March, the Cabinet office released...
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Law in a time of crisis: how to stop profiteering from panic
One aspect of the unfolding COVID-19 public health crisis is the outbreak of panic buying and profiteering and with it, widely reported instances of attempts to profit from the current...
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Data more vulnerable as working patterns change
As huge swathes of the UK workforce adjust to home working to help minimise the spread of COVID-19, businesses are experiencing more cyber-attacks as criminals look to capitalise on new...
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Protection for residential tenants: Rental payments during coronavirus
Parliament has now put in place emergency legislation, known as the Coronavirus Act 2020, to protect residential tenants from eviction for any reason for the next three months. This includes...
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Protection for commercial tenants: rental payments during coronavirus
Commercial leases often include forfeiture provisions enabling landlords to re-enter the premises where tenants have failed to pay rent for a certain period or where tenants are in breach of...
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Temporary stamp duty process for share transfers during COVID-19 pandemic
HMRC has put in place an online process for paying Stamp Duty on share transfers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This will enable share registers to be updated in the absence...
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Coronavirus: How to instruct a solicitor to draft a Will when you can’t meet face-to-face
The coronavirus pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to our way of life, and the Government guidance for the public evolves on a daily basis. The current advice is to distance...
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Chief Planner’s Advice to Planning Authorities: Keep Calm and Carry On
The latest Chief Planner's letter to Chief Planning Officers (March) contains key messages for heads of planning authorities during the COVID-19 crisis. Decision Making Planning authorities are urged to "continue...
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E-Hearings: Changes to the Court hearing system in response to COVID-19
A brief overview of certain changes in the Court's administration of justice at hearings as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The impact of the global outbreak of the novel...
