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Articles & Blogs Charities Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Charity Governance and Financial Support During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Monday, 04 May 2020

As we start the seventh week of lockdown, charities are developing a clearer picture of their financial position throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Charity Governance and Financial Support During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Corporate

Coronavirus - Can Business Interruption Cover Protect You?

Monday, 04 May 2020

With many businesses currently closed or running at significantly reduced capacity, they may well be looking at their existing insurance cover (usually business interruption cover) to see whether claims can be made to recoup at least some of their losses.

Coronavirus - Can Business Interruption Cover Protect You?

Articles & Blogs Charities Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Workforce Planning - FAQs for Charities Impacted by Coronavirus

Monday, 04 May 2020

In these FAQs, we address some of the difficult employment issues that may arise for charities and their staff in relation to workforce planning.

Workforce Planning - FAQs for Charities Impacted by Coronavirus

Articles & Blogs Charities Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Coronavirus - Charities and Commercial Leases - A Note for Tenants

Monday, 04 May 2020

Charities are seeing an increased demand for their services from those struggling with the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). They are also facing a fall in revenue and donations...

Coronavirus - Charities and Commercial Leases - A Note for Tenants

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Corporate

Top 5 Legal Hot Spots When Selling Online - How to Be Compliant

Friday, 01 May 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed the way we live. Whether it's personally missing friends and family, or organisations finding themselves shut to the public and left with limited options when it comes to keeping cash coming into the business.

Top 5 Legal Hot Spots When Selling Online - How to Be Compliant

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Employment

Coronavirus - Most Recent Update to Job Retention Scheme Guidance

Friday, 01 May 2020

On 30 April, the Government issued its latest update to the job retention scheme guidance.

Coronavirus - Most Recent Update to Job Retention Scheme Guidance

Articles & Blogs Employment

Homophobic Remarks about Hypothetical Recruitment Process Lead to Unlawful Discrimination

Friday, 01 May 2020

Can homophobic remarks made on the radio about a hypothetical recruitment process amount to unlawful discrimination because of sexual orientation?

Homophobic Remarks about Hypothetical Recruitment Process Lead to Unlawful Discrimination

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Employment

Annual Leave During Coronavirus - Where Are We Now?

Friday, 01 May 2020

Until recently, the Government's coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance has left employers and employees somewhat in the dark about taking annual leave during periods of lockdown and furlough.

Annual Leave During Coronavirus - Where Are We Now?

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Divorce & Family Private Client

Coronavirus - Enforcing Child Arrangement Orders

Wednesday, 29 April 2020

We have been inundated with calls from concerned parents about how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the government lockdown is affecting their child arrangements.

Enforcing Child Arrangement Orders

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Public Sector

New Coronavirus Admission Appeals Regulations in Force for Admissions Authorities

Wednesday, 29 April 2020

The appropriately named School Admissions (England) (Coronavirus) (Appeals Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ('the new regulations'), are now in force.

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Admission Appeals Regulations in Force

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Divorce & Family

Coronavirus and Child Arrangements

Wednesday, 29 April 2020

On 16 April, the Government extended the national lockdown for at least another three weeks, where people must stay at home except for a limited set of purposes.

Coronavirus and Child Arrangements

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Private Client

Estate Administration During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Wednesday, 29 April 2020

The death of a relative is always difficult, and obtaining probate can take time, but the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may add additional complications when it comes to administering the estate of your loved one.

Estate Administration During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Private Client

Non-Residents and Coronavirus - What Will Happen to Your Tax Status?

Wednesday, 29 April 2020

The statutory residence test is used to determine whether someone is a UK resident for tax purposes. There are strict limits on how many days in the tax year that an individual can remain in the UK and still claim to be non-resident.

Non-Residents and Coronavirus - What Will Happen to Your Tax Status?

Articles & Blogs Contentious Probate Coronavirus (Covid-19) Private Client

5 Top Tips for Safely Making a Will During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Tuesday, 07 April 2020

Are you thinking about making a Will but concerned about the practicalities of doing so during the current coronavirus pandemic?

5 Top Tips for Safely Making a Will During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Articles & Blogs Divorce & Family Private Client

Islamic Faith Marriages - What Are My Rights?

Friday, 01 May 2020

An Islamic marriage ceremony, known as a 'Nikah' was recently not determined to be a legal ceremony by the Court of Appeal. This meant that the couple in question were never legally married under English law.

Islamic Faith Marriages - What Are My Rights?