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The Impact of COVID-19 on UK Tax Residence ’Social distancing’ measures and ‘lockdowns’, introduced to reduce the spread of COVID-19, involve restrictions on travel – with a potential impact in respect of UK tax residence. For individuals, guidance on what constitutes...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter On 10 March 2020 the European Commission presented a new “Industrial Strategy for Europe” aimed at helping Europe’s industry deliver on three key priorities: maintaining European industry’s global competitiveness, making Europe...
Hong Kong: Reporting obligations on Hong Kong employers if an employee contracts COVID-19 With the widening impact of COVID-19 around the globe, governments and businesses alike are making every effort to mitigate the impacts of the global pandemic and the disruption it has caused.
Fiscal responses to COVID-19 The Best Friends summarise some of the fiscal measures that have been announced  in Germany, Greece, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK.
COVID-19: disclosure issues for listed companies As the COVID-19 pandemic paralyses global business, companies around the world are assessing its impact and taking mitigation measures. In this regard, clear and consistent communication with investors is paramount, as is compliance with EU disclosure...
The COVID Corporate Financing Facility The Bank of England has published further guidance on accessing the COVID Corporate Financing Facility together with related documentation. 
Knowing when there is an enquiry: form over substance? Richard Jeens and Tom Windsor look at the recent decision in Credit Suisse Securities and the guidance it provides on when notice of enquiry is and is not given by HMRC.
Tax and the City Review for March 2020  Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews look at Budget 2020; the review of the taxation of UK investment funds; and the decision of the CA in Smith & Nephew.
COVID-19: Competition Law Considerations This briefing covers the key competition law considerations that may be relevant as businesses grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the application of competition law to collaborations between competitors and other commercial conduct, the...
UK presses ahead with digital services tax At a time when the priority for the UK government (after dealing with COVID-19, obviously) should be securing a good trade deal with the US, it appears a risky negotiation tactic to introduce a digital services tax (DST) to which the US has made its...
COVID-19: Employment and Incentives issues The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the employment landscape in a matter of days. As employers strive to come to terms with the outbreak, this briefing provides an overview of the key legal issues for employers to consider.
Coronavirus: Beware opportunistic claims of Force Majeure As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of companies are considering their legal options, and we are advising on an increasing number of asserted force majeure claims.
AGMs and impact of COVID-19 This note gives guidance on ways for companies to prepare for their 2020 AGMs as the spread of the COVID-19 virus is raising a number of issues to consider. 
What should you do to combat the new COVID-19 cyber risk? Organisations grappling with a variety of issues raised by the coronavirus should ensure that ‘increased cyber risk’ is on the list of new risks to manage.
Treasury: COVID-19 Health Check Overview and insight on the most frequent questions and challenges faced by corporate treasuries related to the COVID-19 crisis.