On Saturday 4 April, HMRC issued further guidance on the Job Retention Scheme (“JRS”). Given the unprecedented economic backdrop against which the JRS is being introduced, the exact workings of it are still being developed and clarified, with each announcement in turn giving rise to further questions for employers and employees. We have produced a … Continue Reading
To assist German businesses in understanding what financial support packages are now available we have produced a helpful guide summarising those. This gives an overview of the packages, the level of funding available, eligibility, how to apply and when it will be available. To access the most up to date guide click on this link. … Continue Reading
To assist in understanding what financial support packages the EU have announced we have produced a helpful guide summarising those. This gives an overview of the package, the level of funding available, eligibility, how to apply and when it will be available. To access the most up to date guide click on this link. This … Continue Reading
Following the announcement from the UK Government on Friday of further financial assistance for UK businesses we have updated our guide which gives an overview of the packages, the level of funding available, eligibility, how to apply and when it will be available. To access the most up to date guide click on this link. … Continue Reading
To assist Spanish businesses in understanding what financial support packages are now available we have produced a helpful guide summarising those. This gives an overview of the package, the level of funding available, eligibility, how to apply and when it will be available. To access the most up to date guide click on this link. … Continue Reading
To assist Italian businesses in understanding what financial support packages are now available we have produced a helpful guide summarising those. This gives an overview of the package, the level of funding available, eligibility, how to apply and when it will be available. To access the most up to date guide click on this link. … Continue Reading
To assist French businesses in understanding what financial support packages are now available we have produced a helpful guide summarising those. This gives an overview of the package, the level of funding available, eligibility, how to apply and when it will be available. To access the most up to date guide click on this link. … Continue Reading
To assist Czech Republic businesses in understanding what financial support packages are now available we have produced a helpful guide summarising those. This gives an overview of the package, the level of funding available, eligibility, how to apply and when it will be available. To access the most up to date guide click on this … Continue Reading
To assist Belgian businesses in understanding what financial support packages are now available we have produced a helpful guide summarising those. This gives an overview of the package, the level of funding available, eligibility, how to apply and when it will be available. To access the most up to date guide click on this link. … Continue Reading
To assist Polish businesses in understanding what financial support packages are now available we have produced a helpful guide summarising those. This gives an overview of the package, the level of funding available, eligibility, how to apply and when it will be available. To access the most up to date guide click on this link. … Continue Reading
In our previous blog we reported on the lack of funding that the UK Government financial support measures provided to mid-tier businesses – leaving many unable to benefit from much needed funding to help with cash flow and liquidity issues. Many smaller businesses were also unable to qualify for support. Today the Chancellor has announced changes … Continue Reading
We have updated our guide setting out what funding is available to UK businesses, what the eligibility criteria is, how to apply for the funding and when it will be available. To access the most up to date guide click on this link. This will link to our consolidated guide that is regularly updated and … Continue Reading
This updated note sets out directors’ duties in the context of managing the practicalities that Covid-19 places on business operations. … Continue Reading
What should German organisations be doing to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on their business, staff, supply chains, etc Here is an overview of the key legal issues for businesses in Germany to consider, together with some practical steps for businesses to take. Also available in German – click here.… Continue Reading
Some of the businesses most severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic operate in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector, with many being instructed by the Government to close down. For many of those same enterprises, business rates probably represent a (if not the) major operating cost. In attempt to alleviate some of the financial damage, … Continue Reading
This note provides a more detailed look at what tax measures and announcements have been made to date covering: VAT, self assessment income tax, time to pay, non-statutory clearances, pension schemes, statutory residence test, stamp duty (transfer of shares and applications for group relief). It also highlights other measures that we could see to address the … Continue Reading
Over the weekend, the Business Secretary announced that UK Insolvency Laws will be changed. The changes will give businesses “extra time to weather the storm” and give comfort to directors who, challenged with trading through a difficult cash flow period, will not face claims for wrongful trading.… Continue Reading
The ILA Technical Committee, in conjunction with the CLLS, has produced the attached briefing note that reminds practitioners and businesses of the flexibility of a UK administration to stabilise, protect, and, if necessary, restructure companies. It is vitally important, as businesses across the UK battle the enormous challenges posed by the COVID 19 crisis, that we remember … Continue Reading
On Thursday, 26 March 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer published details of his latest intervention in the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic by unveiling a much anticipated package of support for self-employed businesses. The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SISS ) is intended to align the support available for the self-employed with that already … Continue Reading
Yesterday, HMRC issued more guidance about the new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Our employment colleagues have produced this alert covering: Who can claim under the scheme? Which employees are covered What costs will be covered? Dealing with different types of employees i.e. those on sick leave, maternity leave, volunteering or on unpaid leave The rights … Continue Reading
The UK Government has announced that, in order to assist businesses dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, no UK business would be required to pay VAT due between 30 March 2020 and 30 June 2020. Instead, the sums that would have fallen to be paid this quarter will not become due until the … Continue Reading
Further to our blog Mothballing businesses: survival through the lockdown and beyond we have prepared a more detailed note considering issues we anticipate for those businesses needing to shut down – see here.… Continue Reading
Aside from managing the practicalities that Covid-19 places on business operations, directors must also consider in this context, their duties as directors. This note is a useful reminder of what those duties are and how Covid-19 could impact on those.… Continue Reading
This week has already seen both the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) scheme and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) go live. Now we are into the first week of implementation of these two flagship schemes from the Bank of England and Government respectively, it’s clear that accredited providers, being those who are now … Continue Reading
