Many individuals and businesses have experienced unprecedented challenges due to the restrictions imposed by the UK government in response to Covid-19. Significant reductions in income and, in some cases, temporary suspensions of trading have led to cashflow crises. Thanks to…
As we are nearing the end of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill’s passage through Parliament, it’s time to take a cautionary pause to consider its impact on the supply chain. Attention has been primarily focussed on this Bill within the…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking to obtain a court declaration to resolve contractual uncertainty in business interruption (BI) insurance cover. The Covid-19 pandemic and the government-imposed lockdown has resulted in various difficulties for businesses and an increasing number of…
Crisis management mechanisms: Covid-19 and commercial contracts – existing solutions in Western Europe The Distribution Law Network has published a report providing a comparative survey of the applicability of force majeure provisions across various European jurisdictions. While every case must be…
The Covid-19 pandemic is causing untold economic damage worldwide and is wreaking havoc on virtually every industry sector. Across the globe, governments have devised financial rescue and support packages in an effort mitigate to the economic damage and bolster businesses. This…
The outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) in China at the end of 2019 has escalated into a global health pandemic disrupting supply chains, business operations and workforces around the world. Countries are taking drastic action to try to contain or delay…
The spread of COVID-19 (the coronavirus) is now classified by the World Health Organisation as a pandemic[1]. Amongst the pervasive economic disruption, the commercial aviation industry has been hit hard by the unprecedented travel restrictions imposed by governments around the…
It is a well-established principle of company law that a company is a legal person and separate from its directors and shareholders. However to what extent are group assets relevant to calculating a fine? The Sentencing Council Guidelines state: ‘Normally, only…
Angharad Birch considers the case of City of London Corporation v Mr L McDonnell in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether a finding of a claim for whistleblowing was based on the correct interpretation of the evidence. Suspension and…
Employment law is a rapidly changing arena, therefore we have set out a list of some of the imminent changes that will affect employers and individuals in the coming months. Note: this article contains no mention of events due to…
