Our guide sets out how different jurisdictions are changing their Insolvency Laws to help alleviate additional pressures placed on businesses as a consequence of cash flow pressures caused by COVID-19. This week’s updates include changes in the UK, Germany and Japan. Click here to see our guide.… Continue Reading
In this blog we examine the economic impact of Covid-19 on the Italian economy, through an analysis of economic data relating to the lockdown period from February to May 2020, an assessment of the impact of the Italian government’s measures, and a view on what the future might look like for the Italian economy.… Continue Reading
In a series of blogs, we will be reflecting on how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected local economies and businesses considering the impact of lockdown, how businesses have fared during the pandemic, whether support from the government has helped protect against business failure, which sectors have been hardest hit by the pandemic and … Continue Reading
We have updated our guide setting out the financial support measures available to companies with updates from: Germany Slovakia Click here to access the updated guide.… Continue Reading
As previewed in our prior post, Poland’s simplified restructuring proceeding (uproszczone postępowanie restrukturyzacyjne) is now in effect. The enabling legislation – with only minor changes from the description in our prior post affecting such restructurings – was finally adopted on 19 June 2020, signed into law on 23 June 2020 and took effect the same … Continue Reading
On 3 June 2020, the German Federal Government announced a €130bn fiscal package to help the German economy to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the package is in particular to strengthen broad consumption, incentivize private and public investments (particularly in green and digital technologies) and provide a boost to … Continue Reading
Poland’s Parliament is expected to pass legislation on Wednesday (3 June) that will offer expedited and simplified restructuring procedures for debtors. This will be the fourth in a series of laws in response to the COVID-19 pandemic – known as Shield Laws, but the first to add a new type of restructuring procedure. For more … Continue Reading
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron presented a joint Franco-German proposal on the European recovery from the coronavirus crisis on 18 May 2020. The main aim is to set up a €500 billion Recovery Fund at EU level for solidarity and growth, managed by the EU Commission. The funds are to be … Continue Reading
The German Federal Government has launched a series of assistance packages of measures for business against the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the German Government is of the opinion that start-ups and young technology companies are particularly important for the German economy. See our alert for further details about the new measures.… Continue Reading
On May 15, 2020 the German Bundesrat approved the Second Law for the Protection of the Population in the Event of an Epidemic Situation of National Significance. The law contains numerous legal amendments and regulatory powers to deal with the COVID-19 epidemic such as preventative testing and the care bonus to ensure the functioning of … Continue Reading
Our client alert dated 5 May explored some implications of the German Federal Constitutional Court’s decision the same day to prohibit the Bundesbank from participating in the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Public Sector Asset Purchase Programme (PSPP). A great deal of reaction and commentary since has focused on whether the Federal Constitutional Court’s admittedly very … Continue Reading
Last Friday (8 May 2020) the EU Commission issued a new communication setting out the conditions under which EU Member States can inject capital in companies in need (the “Recapitalisation Measures”). This announcement constitutes the 2nd Amendment to the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak (which … Continue Reading
The German Federal Government’s various aid measures for employees, self-employed persons, small, medium and large enterprises are suitable for alleviating personal hardships, reducing the economic costs of insolvencies and plant closures and supporting the economy. In addition, it is important that the German Federal Government will play also a constructive role in overcoming the crisis … Continue Reading
On 5 May 2020 the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) rendered a judgement in a number of individual constitutional complaints (Verfassungsbeschwerden) of German citizens against the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Public Sector Asset Purchase Programme (PSPP) of 2015. The judgment was based on a provision contained in the German constitution which prohibits the German Parliament … Continue Reading
On Monday 4th May at 12pm BST, we are hosting a webinar to outline some of the issues and challenges businesses should consider when preparing to come out of lockdown, how different sectors might be impacted and what steps businesses should be taking to enable them to manage risk and the financial health of the … Continue Reading
This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of Slovakian companies are subject to and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also gives an overview of the personal risk to directors when the company is in financial difficulty and suggests some practical tips to help … Continue Reading
This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of companies incorporated in the Czech Republic are subject to, and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also gives an overview of the personal risk to directors when the company is in financial difficulty and suggests some … Continue Reading
This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of companies incorporated in England & Wales are subject to, and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also gives an overview of the personal risk to directors when the company is in financial difficulty and suggests some … Continue Reading
This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of Polish companies are subject to and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also gives an overview of the personal risk to directors when the company is in financial difficulty and suggests some practical tips to help … Continue Reading
This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of Belgium companies are subject to and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also gives an overview of the personal risk to directors when the company is in financial difficulty and suggests some practical tips to help … Continue Reading
This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of German companies are subject to and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also gives an overview of the personal risk to directors when the company is in financial difficulty and suggests some practical tips to help … Continue Reading
This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of Italian companies are subject to and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also gives an overview of the personal risk to directors when the company is in financial difficulty and suggests some practical tips to help mitigate … Continue Reading
This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of Spanish companies are subject to, and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also gives an overview of the personal risk to directors when the company is in financial difficulty and suggests some practical tips to help … Continue Reading
This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of French companies are subject to, and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also gives an overview of the personal risk to directors when the company is in financial difficulty and suggests some practical tips to help … Continue Reading
