Commencing this week a large percentage of Court Buildings will close in the interest of following the Government Guidelines.157 of Courts will remain open, dealing with priority work.This represents just 42% of the normal Courts open throughout the Country.

Businesses and individuals concerned about the rapidly evolving coronavirus crisis can access a variety of sources of information. Check out our list of the main sources of advice, support and finance.

​In these unprecedented times, litigators wondered how Courts and all parties would cope with deadlines, where delays were inevitable.

​David Bradley, Head of Employment at Ramsdens Solicitors, has featured on Open Access Government, where he discusses the important issues for employers to consider amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Coronavirus Bill is currently going through Parliament. Section 82 of the Bill, when enacted, contains provisions to ensure that no business will be forced out of their premises if they miss a payment in the next 3 months.

We find ourselves in unprecedented times. Many of us have questions that cannot be answered as we have simply never experienced a situation like this in our lifetimes. It seems that the situation surrounding COVID-19 also referred to as Coronavirus, has accelerated at a rate that we could not foresee and we now find ourselves as advised by the Government to stay home where possible.

We know that the government’s advice on social distancing and self-isolation will have a direct impact on men, women and children experiencing domestic abuse.

With the risk to the public now raised to “moderate” by the UK’s chief medical officer, its’ more important than ever that employers clearly plan how Coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect their business and their employees.