Further guidance for companies has been published in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Corporate reporting FRC Lab reports – The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Financial Reporting Lab has published two reports which seek to give companies practical guidance on corporate reporting, and investor expectations, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 – Resources, action, the … Read more

Further additional guidance for companies has been published in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Company meetings FRC and BEIS Q&A on company meetings – The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have published updated Q&A and best practice guidance on AGMs and other general meetings, pending the Corporate … Read more

As previously noted, the new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill, currently expected to be enacted in mid-June 2020, is likely significantly to impact many supplies of goods and services to companies that are or may be in financial distress. However, the effects are sufficiently far-reaching that they could impact the balance of rights in all supply chains … Read more

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many commercial parties have been reviewing their contractual arrangements to consider whether there are grounds for excusing non-performance or suspending or terminating their contracts. Against that background we have developed a new interactive tool which is designed to assist clients and contacts of the firm in evaluating the … Read more

Further guidance for companies has been published in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Company meetings and other corporate actions Shareholder meetings – The Government has published the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (together with Explanatory Notes) which contains relaxations to the company meeting requirements contained in the Companies Act 2006 (as well as the meeting … Read more

Given the current restrictions on interaction which have been imposed by the UK Government and with a large number of people working from home, it is not always possible to adopt the usual methods for signing and completing deals. We have summarised some practical points to ensure compliance with the necessary legal formalities whilst these … Read more

In this latest episode of our Navigating COVID-19 podcast series, Sarah Pollock, Emma Schaafsma and Julie Farley consider the force majeure implications of a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections and the resulting re-imposition or tightening of lockdown measures. Many contracting parties have already been affected by force majeure events arising out of the pandemic and the associated restrictions.  As the … Read more

Further guidance for companies has been published in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Corporate reporting Interim reports – The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has updated its guidance for companies on corporate reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic by adding a section on interim results. It says that directors will need to exercise judgment about the nature … Read more