Forbes News
30 Mar 2020
Award-winning law firm, Forbes Solicitors has entered an agreement to provide legal advice to Blackburn town centre BID members who are facing challenges as a result of the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Along with two other firms based in the region, Forbes will offer an initial free legal…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
30 Mar 2020
Long, long ago, our ancestors used to be able to do something that was known as 'Going on Holiday'. Historians now believe that this was a custom practiced by many, and involved crossing borders and staying in accommodation that was different from your usual home. These accommodations could…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
27 Mar 2020
The government have announced that workers who have not taken all of their statutory annual leave entitlement due to COVID-19 will now be able to carry it over into the next 2 leave years. This means that the: · Government are to amend regulations to allow annual leave to be carried…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
27 Mar 2020
Manchester Housing Association Mosscare St Vincent's have taken urgent legal action against a tenant who continued to flout the new government guidelines on social / physical distancing and hosted parties for up to twenty people. The behaviour of the tenant caused harassment, alarm and distress to…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
27 Mar 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is presenting organisations of all kinds (including charities, schools and colleges, housing providers and businesses across the board) with complex issues as urgent decisions need to be made by decision-makers who are harder to bring together. In these unprecedented times,…
Governance, Procurement & Information
Legal Article
27 Mar 2020
As the country goes into lockdown, we are still waiting for formal guidance on how civil practitioners should proceed. These are without a doubt unprecedented times, so it comes as no surprise that we have experienced an inconsistent approach by the Courts. This week a Judge refused to do a full list of…
Insurance
Legal Article
26 Mar 2020
What is it? The Coronavirus Act 2020, which received Royal Assent on 25 March 2020 introduces the concept of an "emergency volunteer". The Prime Minister's address on 25 March 2020 praised the reaction of the British public after it was announced that in excess of 500,000 people…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
26 Mar 2020
COVID-19 is resulting in difficult times for apprentices, employers and providers of apprenticeship training, creating unprecedented and unique challenges to the usual quality and delivery of apprenticeships. The government is continuing to provide support and assistance, seeing the Education and Skills…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
26 Mar 2020
In these current exceptional circumstances, you may need to procure goods, services and works urgently. As you are probably already aware, authorities are permitted to do this using regulation 32(2)(c) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. So, what can you do? Option 1 - Direct award due…
Governance, Procurement & Information
Legal Article
26 Mar 2020
In response to the COVID-19 public health crisis, HMRC have now imposed measures to stop the spreading of the virus. HMRC have currently suspended the stamping of stock transfer forms along with the payment of stamp duty by post. Stock transfer forms should now be in the form of an electronic…
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