covid19

Feb

2021

Can an employer insist that its employees get the COVID19 vaccination?

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The rollout of the COVID19 vaccination is well underway in the UK with those 70 and over being vaccinated first. However, as the scheme continues to move at pace with hundreds of thousands being vaccinated daily, many employers will be considering...

Feb

2021

Commercial contracts undermined by Lockdown – Where do losses fall?

Written by Roy Colaba

Lockdowns put into force in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have rendered many commercial contracts unprofitable if not entirely inoperable. In a guideline case, the High Court considered where unforeseen losses arising under a local authority...

Jan

2021

Supreme Court decision hands lifeline to struggling businesses

Written by Dean Parnell

The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on business and many businesses have struggled to stay afloat due to the restrictions placed on trading at various times by the Government. Ranging from closure orders to limiting the sale of...

Jan

2021

Owed money and tired of excuses? The Law knows how pressure is applied

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Many businesses and individuals who are owed money sadly become accustomed to hearing explanations and excuses for non-payment. However, as one case showed, specialist lawyers do not give up and are adept at bringing relentless pressure to bear on...

Jan

2021

COVID-19 – Ruling underlines desperate impact on care home residents

Written by Tracy Creed

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, it is becoming increasingly hard to see where the balance of harm lies between the risk of exposing care home residents to a life-threatening virus and compromising their most basic quality of life. The Court of...

Dec

2020

Low-Paid Workers' Union Triumphs in COVID-19 Health and Safety Test Case

Written by Dean Parnell

Many low-paid workers who have an essential role in keeping the nation moving are at particularly high risk from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a ground-breaking decision, the High Court came to their aid in ruling that the Government is obliged under...

Dec

2020

Business crushed by COVID-19? The Law can help so don't abandon hope

Written by Leanne Schneide...

Many otherwise thriving companies have been thrown into financial dire straits by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, company and insolvency lawyers are doing all they can to ensure an eventual return to prosperity and, as a High Court case showed,...

Dec

2020

'All Risks' Business Interruption Policy does not cover COVID-19 losses

Written by Dean Parnell

Many businesses are furious that their 'all risks' business interruption insurance may not cover them against losses arising from the COVID-19 lockdown. The High Court has, however, emphasised that sympathy for their plight cannot affect the settled...

Aug

2020

Family Judge's overheard comments on Zoom gave appearance of bias

Written by Karen Moores

Remote hearings via Zoom, Skype and other communications software have made it possible for the family justice system to continue functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as a Court of Appeal case showed, such hearings carry the ever-...

Jul

2020

UPDATE AND REMINDER Furlough Scheme change from 1 August for the #jobretentionscheme

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Redundancy Payments From 30 July all furloughed employees are to receive redundancy payments calculated at 100% of their normal pay, rather than the reduced furlough rate. Furlough Scheme Changes from 1 August 2020 From 1 August the Furlough...

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Can an employer insist that its employees get the COVID19 vaccination?

Commercial contracts undermined by Lockdown – Where do losses fall?

Supreme Court decision hands lifeline to struggling businesses

Owed money and tired of excuses? The Law knows how pressure is applied

COVID-19 – Ruling underlines desperate impact on care home residents

Low-Paid Workers' Union Triumphs in COVID-19 Health and Safety Test Case

Business crushed by COVID-19? The Law can help so don't abandon hope

'All Risks' Business Interruption Policy does not cover COVID-19 losses

Family Judge's overheard comments on Zoom gave appearance of bias

UPDATE AND REMINDER Furlough Scheme change from 1 August for the #jobretentionscheme

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