Mar 31, 2020 Germany: COVID-19 and its impact on ongoing contractual obligations By Martin Mekat Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden Michael Rohls As part of the package of measures to mitigate the effects of the corona crisis, the German Bundestag has fast-tracked an act to mitigate...
Mar 31, 2020 COVID-19: guide to global tax measures By Alison Dickie We are pleased to share our COVID-19 guide to global tax measures, which contains a high-level summary of tax-related COVID-19 measures...
Mar 31, 2020 UK Job Retention Scheme – conserving take-home cash for furloughed employees By Alice Greenwell Nicholas Squire Holly Insley David Mendel +1 more... Show less In order to best protect their businesses for the long term, many companies are making the difficult decision to furlough employees on 80...
Mar 30, 2020 Hong Kong competition regulator issues COVID-19 guidance and takes ‘textbook’ case to court By Alastair Mordaunt COVID-19 guidance and offer of informal guidance On 27 March 2020, the Commission issued a statement (PDF) on the application of the...
Mar 30, 2020 German Bundestag extends competence to order the use of patents to the Ministry of Health and downstream authorities By Dr. Stephan Dorn The COVID-19-crisis does not stop at patent law either. With the revision of the Infection Protection Act in view of the COVID-19...
Mar 27, 2020 Spain’s coronavirus hotel closures: mitigating the risks By Ana Julia Garcia By virtue of Royal Decree 463/2020 (‘the decree’), published on 14 March 2020, the Spanish government has declared a state of emergency...
Mar 27, 2020 Top 10 tips in COVID-19 times By Luigi Verga Whether you are the general counsel of a company, an investment manager in a private equity fund, or a board member, there are a number...
Mar 27, 2020 Working from home during COVID-19: what German employers should be aware of By Thomas Granetzny The spread of COVID-19 confronts companies with various challenges. On the one hand, they must ensure the health and safety of their...
Mar 27, 2020 The UK self-employment income support scheme – a shift in the legal and political landscape? By Caroline Stroud Nicholas Squire Alice Greenwell Holly Insley David Mendel +2 more... Show less The Chancellor’s announcement on 26 March of a support package for the UK’s self-employed population was, in many ways, expected....
Mar 27, 2020 COVID-19: the legal implications for businesses in Spain (as of 15 June 2020) By Alvaro Iza On 14 March 2020 the Spanish Government passed Royal Decree 463/2020 (‘the Royal Decree’), which declared a state of emergency to...
Mar 27, 2020 Coronavirus: implications for Spanish law contracts By Rafael Murillo Jose Luis Prieto The impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been widespread with implications for multiple sectors of the global economy....
Mar 27, 2020 Preparing witness statements: cautionary guidance from the English Courts By Emma Probyn The Witness Evidence Working Group (WEWG) published its Final Report on 10 December 2019. The WEWG did not recommend radical reform, but...