We published an article on 6 May 2020 in relation to the Government’s restriction on forfeiture of commercial leases for non-payment of rent, introduced by the Coronavirus Act 2020 and the additional protections proposed by the Government to prohibit landlords…
The OpenChain Work Group is being launched in the UK with its first meeting taking place virtually on 23 July from 14:00 – 17:00 BST. Curated by OpenChain partners Orcro Limited with the support of world-leading semiconductor IP company Arm…
Moorcrofts is delighted to announce its Joint Managing Partner and Head of Technology, Andrew Katz was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in the UK 2021 Edition in the field of Information Technology Law for…
In our blog post on the 4 May, we provided an overview of the Future Fund loan scheme for UK limited companies, which was based on the initial guidance published by the Government on 20 April this year. Since then, the…
As businesses look to return to work tenants of multi-let buildings will not only need to ensure that their own premises are compliant with the Government guidance for working safely during the coronavirus but they will also need to liaise…
The Government, has announced further changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which confirms the introduction of flexible furloughing and also the increased costs to employers if they are furloughing employees from 1 August onwards: Changes to the Coronavirus…
The Chancellor announced on 29 May the changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. This will of course have an impact for those employers who have furloughed employees under the Scheme. The Government has produced a factsheet outlining the changes with…
Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts Joint Managing Partner and Head of Technology will deliver a presentation proposing the OpenChain compliance standard as a framework for open source compliance in M&A as part of OpenUK’s series of Future Leaders training sessions on Friday…
The Government is launching on 26 May 2020 its new online service, which will allow employers with less than 250 employees to recover some of the costs of paying Coronavirus related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP): Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate…
The issue of holiday and employees furloughed under the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was one of the more tricky issues that the CJRS threw up. The initial uncertainty wasn’t helped that the first few reiterations of the CJRS…
The Chancellor has just announced the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme which will of course have an impact for furloughed employees. Under the Scheme, employers who have properly furloughed employees, can recover from HMRC the lower of 80%…
On the back of the Government’s announcement on Sunday and the first tentative steps to ease the lockdown during the current Coronavirus pandemic, the Government has also published its guidance on the steps employers need to take to ensure that…