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Coronavirus (Covid-19) - The Legal Implications

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Specialist advice on the legal implications of coronavirus

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Higher Education

Will 'Force Majeure' Protect Your University from the Coronavirus?

Friday, 20 March 2020

With the increasingly challenging steps being taken by the Government in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Higher Education Institutions are becoming alert to the risk of events being cancelled and contracts going unfulfilled.

Will 'Force Majeure' Protect Your University from the Coronavirus?

Articles & Blogs Academies & MATs Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Managing Contracted Revenue and Costs in the Face of the Coronavirus

Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Many schools and academy trusts (or their trading subsidiaries) are able to secure revenue from facility lettings arrangements, and from services such as breakfast and after-school clubs.

Managing Contracted Revenue and Costs in the Face of the Coronavirus

Articles & Blogs Academies & MATs Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Secure Your Schools Against Trespassers

Wednesday, 25 March 2020

As schools begin to close or to operate remotely, it is more important than ever to take steps to secure school premises, including playing fields and open spaces, against trespassers.

Secure Your Schools Against Trespassers

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Healthcare

Coronavirus - Considered 'Force Majeure' Contractual Provisions?

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

With a backdrop of ongoing system change, contract negotiations and the usual winter pressures, being at the frontline against a new, widespread and infectious disease due to coronavirus (COVID-19) is a headache general practice could do without.

Coronavirus - Considered 'Force Majeure' Contractual Provisions?

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Employment

Coronavirus - Changes to the Statutory Sick Pay Regulations

Friday, 20 March 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases are continuing to spread across the UK, and in response, we have provided guidance around your statutory sick pay rights

Coronavirus - Changes to the Statutory Sick Pay Regulations

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Insolvency & Restructuring

Coronavirus and Financial Distress - Five Top Tips for Directors and Business Owners

Thursday, 19 March 2020

Over recent weeks, all of us have had to grapple with the potential impact of the current severe strain of 'Coronavirus' known as 'Covid-19' and the impact it may have on us, our families and our businesses.

Coronavirus and Financial Distress - Five Top Tips for Directors and Business Owners

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Independent Schools

Coronavirus - Immigration Update for Schools with Affected Pupils and Staff

Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Ensure that your school is up to date on the guidance relating to Chinese pupils and staff members.

Coronavirus - Immigration Update for Schools with Affected Pupils and Staff

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Budget 2020 - What's in the 'Coronavirus Package'?

Wednesday, 11 March 2020

The Chancellor has announced today a number of measures designed to support public services, businesses and individuals affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).

Budget 2020 - What's in the 'Coronavirus Package'?

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Real Estate

Coronavirus and Your Commercial Lease - FAQs

Thursday, 05 March 2020

As coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to dominate the headlines, we explore its effect on commercial properties such as offices, both for tenants and landlords, and answer your most frequently asked questions.

Commercial Lease - Coronavirus

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Employment

Coronavirus and the Workplace - Advice for Employers

Friday, 06 March 2020

Up to a fifth of the workforce may be off sick during the peak of a coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in the UK, the government has suggested.

Coronavirus and the Workplace - Advice for Employers

Articles & Blogs Commercial Contracts Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Will 'Force Majeure' Protect Your Organisation from Coronavirus?

Wednesday, 04 March 2020

With the World Health Organisation upgrading the global risk of the coronavirus outbreak to 'very high', organisations are becoming increasingly alert to the risk of events being cancelled and contracts going unfulfilled.

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Independent Schools

Coronavirus - What Should Schools Be Doing?

Friday, 14 February 2020

At the time of writing, the risk to individuals in the UK of contracting Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK remains low, but it is becoming clear that the measures being taken to contain the virus may have an impact on many independent schools.

Coronavirus - What Should Schools Be Doing Right Now?

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Independent Schools

Wuhan Coronavirus - Schools Need to Take Action

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

Wuhan Coronavirus (WN-CoV) is a new type of infectious disease, first identified in Wuhan City, in the Hubei Province of China at the beginning of the year.

Wuhan Coronavirus - Schools Need to Take Action

Articles & Blogs Academies & MATs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Data Protection

Coronavirus - Test & Trace FAQs for Academies & Maintained Schools

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Navigating data protection compliance often requires a careful balance between the rights and wishes of individuals on the one hand against the wider benefits of using and sharing personal data.

Coronavirus - Test & Trace FAQs for Academies & Maintained Schools

Articles & Blogs Coronavirus (Covid-19) Employment

Employee Was Not Automatically Unfairly Dismissed After Refusing to Return to Work Over COVID-19 Concerns

Friday, 30 April 2021

In a recent case, an Employment Tribunal ruled that an employee who refused to return to work until the first coronavirus lockdown had eased, because he feared infecting his two young children with the virus, was not automatically unfairly dismissed.

Employee Was Not Automatically Unfairly Dismissed After Refusing to Return to Work Over COVID-19 Concerns