Job Retention Scheme Update A number of questions relating to the scheme have been dealt with. There is up to date guidance covering the scheme from ACAS and HMRC which is helpful. Here are some further developments of interest : ACAS have designed their own furlough agreement which can be found on their website. Many…

COVID-19 and Your Contracts Partner Philip Edmondson, Head of our Commercial Litigation Team, takes a look at COVID-19 and Your Contracts. Can the virus release your or other parties from important contractual obligations? In her article of 8 April 2020, my colleague Emily Steed discussed the issue of force majeure clauses in contracts and how…

Job Retention Scheme Update There is now updated guidance available from ACAS and HMRC on the Job Retention Scheme We have previously sent an update on holiday and periods of furlough. The latest guidance from ACAS on the treatment of bank holidays and furlough is set out below: Bank holidays are usually part of the…

[caption id="attachment_3608" align="alignright" width="214"] Emily Steed[/caption] Making Sense of Force Majeure Clauses in the Context of COVID-19 Many of you will be familiar with the concept of force majeure or “superior force”, a common clause used in contracts to protect against unforeseeable circumstances that prevent a party from fulfilling its contractual obligations. But, can a…