Coronavirus Legal Portal

The measures that Governments around the world have put in place in order to slow the spread of coronavirus are having a profound impact on virtually every aspect of life.

To help you make sense of the current situation, protect your personal position and protect your business, we have created this coronavirus legal portal detailing the help that is available to you and how we can help you deal with the specific circumstances you are facing.

Contact us now for advice on the legal considerations involved in protecting you, your family and your business from the impact of coronavirus.

Latest updates:

• Plan B – What does it mean for you and your business?
• Freedom Day – What does it mean for businesses?
• CJRS – Changes to payments and the furlough scheme
• Preparing for the end of the Stamp Duty Holiday
• Government extends ban on commercial evictions until March 2022
• Fifth round of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to launch in late July
• Businesses can still access the Recovery Loan Scheme
• Preparing for the upcoming changes to furlough
• Only a few days are left to submit applications for the third SEISS grant
• Requests for exemption from publication of furlough claims must be submitted by Monday 25 January
• Insurance industry to pay out on COVID-19 business interruption claims
• Are you making full use of the Government’s COVID-19 financial support package?
• Coronavirus furlough and loan schemes further extended
• Extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme FAQ
• Government extends furlough scheme and provides a boost to SEISS
• National Lockdown – Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Business Support Update
• Government extends further support to businesses affected by COVID-19
• Chancellor expands Job Support Scheme and grants to businesses facing new COVID-19 restrictions
• Government issues new guidance on the Job Retention Bonus
• Download the Government’s guide to the Job Support Scheme
• Chancellor announces new Job Support Scheme and package of business support measures
• HMRC sends thousands of letters to employers for ‘incorrect’ CJRS claims
• Government reinstates advice to work from home ‘if you can’
• Government introduces legal duty to self-isolate, with big penalties for employers that prevent staff from following the rules
• Event and conference re-openings no longer allowed to go ahead
• Hospitality industry faces new restrictions to curb second wave
• Government to reinforce COVID Secure guidance with new direct legal obligations
• Government to launch new local lockdown grants
• Key dates for Coronavirus support schemes
• Property repossession cases to begin again this month
• HSE to crack down on COVID-secure compliance
• New legislation introduced to protect redundancy pay of furloughed workers
• Government publishes detailed guidance on SDLT holiday
• England to make face coverings compulsory in shops
• HM Revenue & Customs confirms first arrest in connection with furlough fraud
• Coronavirus apprenticeships guidance updated
• Summer Economic Update
• Government publishes new ‘Covid Secure’ guidance
• Employers given 30 days to confess to furlough fraud
• Download our Coronavirus support for business timeline
• Employees returning from parental leave continue to be eligible for furlough scheme
• Are employers responsible for commuter safety as people return to work?
• Employers face imminent decisions on redundancies
• Government extends eviction ban in England and Wales
• Whistleblowers make almost 2,000 allegations of furlough fraud
• Further clarification issued on eligibility for second round of Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
• HM Revenue & Customs publishes detailed guidance on calculating furlough claims from July onwards
• Chancellor unveils changes to furlough scheme
• Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) extended
• What if I need to make employees redundant?
• Applying for finance? – Check the loan agreement beforehand
• Is Coronavirus likely to lead to a need to review spousal maintenance orders
• Stay at Home housekeeping sees increasing numbers of people looking to make a Will
• Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme online portal launches
• Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended to end of June
• CGT reporting of property sales to be given more time
• Domestic abuse victims can still leave home, Government confirms
• Coronavirus and divorce
• Government confirms that furlough rules do not leave employers at risk of breaching minimum wage rules
• Coronavirus & Landlords – All evictions halted until at least the end of June
• Coronavirus – Family law: Child Arrangement Orders
• Coronavirus – Holiday rules relaxed to allow annual leave to be carried over to next two years
• Coronavirus support for people working through their own limited company
• Coronavirus – Suspension of director liability for wrongful trading
• COVID-19: Summary of the Chancellor’s announcement on 20th March 2020
• Coronavirus – What provisions do employers need to make for home working?
• Coronavirus: Companies House launches discretionary extension scheme for struggling businesses