England has now entered a third national lockdown which is expected to remain in place until the middle of February 2021 although it may be that this is extended. What do employers need to know about lockdown guidance this time around?
The fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) has intensified in recent weeks, with the emergence of the new variant and the third national lockdown. However, there is good news on the horizon in the guise of the vaccination roll out.
To help the economy during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) 'holiday' increases the SDLT threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland until 31 March 2021.
Yesterday the Chancellor announced that the furlough scheme will be extended until the end of April 2021. This gives employers the opportunity to utilise the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for an additional month.
Many industries have been hit by coronavirus (COVID-19). To some people's surprise, this has also been in pharma, as can be seen from the latest results from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and AstraZeneca (AZ).
The UK is leading the way when it comes to advanced therapies, as we heard recently at the 2020 PING Conference - Britain's Great Life Sciences Future: Genomics Personalised Medicine and AI.
Following the end of the second national lockdown and the move back to the local tier system, additional guidance has been provided for those who qualify as clinically extremely vulnerable.
We reported in June on the need to remember the strict time limits that sometimes apply to claims against former tenants and guarantors. Nearly 6 months after the June quarter, time may again be running out.
Does the new Government Direction on the provision of remote education clarify the duties and expectations of schools during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?
A recent case (Travelport Limited and others v WEX Inc) has provided guidance on the construction and application of material adverse effect clauses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Elections are now likely to take place in May 2021. What are the challenges facing returning officers and their staff, running elections in a coronavirus (COVID-19) environment and what is being done to address them?
Whilst video-conferencing via Zoom or Teams etc has allowed us to carry out our business relatively uninterrupted, they have also presented organisations with a new set of privacy considerations to take into account.
