In the present climate, there are an increasing number of businesses who are enquiring about cost effective ways to incentivise and retain their key employees. Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) Schemes...
Will The Coronavirus Force My Business Into Insolvency?
With the involuntary closure of many businesses forced by the UK wide lockdown, previously successful companies are beginning to feel the strain, becoming more and more concerned with the future...
Extensions To Time Limits In Court Proceedings
On 1st April, we wrote an article about how litigation practices and processes were adapting as a consequence of the coronavirus. One of the items mentioned in this article was...
Changes To The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
The Chancellor has, this morning, announced changes to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). To date only £90 million of loans have been made to 983 SME’s and a...
Coronavirus & Trade Mark Applications – A Legitimate Branding Opportunity Or Contrary To Public Policy & Morality
As it sweeps across the globe, novel coronavirus has bought not only distress and disruption but also a change in our day to day language, how we use it and...
Intellectual Property Office ‘Interrupted Days’
On 27th March, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) declared the 24th March 2020 and all subsequent days as ‘interrupted days’ until further notice, as a consequence of the coronavirus...
The Impact Of Covid-19 On The World Of Litigation
We are living in unprecedented and somewhat uncertain times. Covid-19 has given the world of litigation a real shake up, changing the way that we operate. There is understandably concern,...
Suspension Of Directors` Wrongful Trading Provisions Due To Coronavirus
Directors will always be concerned about possible personal liability. The wrongful trading provisions are designed to discourage directors from continuing to struggle on when they know that their business is...
Civil Procedure Rules – Covid-19 Causing Further Disruption To Justice System
It was announced on Friday 27th March, amongst further Government announcements, that civil litigation rule makers are considering urgent reforms to ease the burden on litigators, who are struggling to...
Link Fund Solutions Distribute Second Payments To Woodford Fund Investors
Further to the initial pay-outs made in January, Link Fund Solutions have now distributed a second tranche of payments to investors following the sale of remaining assets in the Woodford...
Coronavirus – Claiming On Your Business Interruption Policy
Many businesses across the UK are seeking guidance and clarity in relation to whether they are able to claim on their business interruption policy due to the impact of the...
Coronavirus – How It Impacts Business Contracts
The outbreak of the coronavirus has had far reaching implications for a variety of people and companies nationally and worldwide. Many businesses have felt the impact of the virus with...