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Keeping shareholders informed during the COVID-19 crisis: an update Companies are currently dealing with unprecedented challenges, with some facing an existential threat.  With new developments occurring daily, we highlight in this briefing key points that have emerged in the last week or so that companies should...
Pensions Bulletin - March 2020 Topics covered in this bulletin: Impact of COVID-19 on pension schemes Funding of DB schemes: Pensions Regulator consultation Budget 2020 – pensions aspects Climate change risk: new requirements in the Pension Schemes Bill GMP...
Pfizer and Flynn Pharma: A long and winding road Following a substantial increase in the price of an anti-epilepsy drug, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined Pfizer and Flynn Pharma nearly £90 million for unfair prices charged to the NHS.  But in June 2018 the Competition...
COVID-19: Pensions Bulletin This client briefing provides updates for employer and trustee pension clients on recent announcements on COVID-19. This briefing provides updates for employer and trustee clients on recent announcements on COVID-19 from the Pensions Regulator and Board...
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme The government has published additional detail on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). This scheme is designed to help employers keep employees on the payroll if as a result of COVID-19 they are unable to operate or have no work for the employee...
COVID-19: EU Commission urges FDI screening to prevent a sell-off of critical European assets On 25 March 2020 the European Commission issued guidance to Member States calling on them to screen foreign direct investments in strategic companies – particularly healthcare businesses – in the light of the extreme economic uncertainty...
AGMs and impact of COVID-19: Supplemental Guidance This note gives supplemental 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. Since we published our joint guidance with ICSA on the impact of COVID-19 on AGMs,...
COVID-19: The impact on commercial leases Landlords and tenants are facing unprecedented challenges in the wake of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Many retail and leisure premises are now closed and office buildings are increasingly empty in light of the latest guidance from Government....
COVID-19: Competition law considerations (update on competitor collaborations) In our briefing last week we covered the key competition law considerations that may be relevant as businesses grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, including the application of competition law to collaborations between competitors and other...
Preparing for Hong Kong AGM Season 2020 This Client Briefing discusses a range of issues which arise for AGMs in light of COVID-19 and gives guidance on how Hong Kong listed companies will need to plan their 2020 AGMs especially carefully. It reflects Hong Kong company law and the Hong Kong...
COVID-19: The Impact of COVID-19 on UK Tax Residence The COVID-19 related restrictions on travel will have a potential impact in respect of UK tax residence. Guidance for individuals has been updated. For companies, the situation may be more difficult.
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. In this briefing, we focus on the following practical issues...
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. As countries ramp up social distancing measures to combat COVID-19, the economic costs of the...