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Making the best use of Coronavirus lockdown to plan for the future of your business

Within some businesses, there is likely to come a point in the next week or two when the urgent matters have been dealt with (as best they can be), and business owners/managers have some unusual downtime. The purpose of this blog is to suggest some useful things to consider during that period.

Title: Q&A – Your Covid-19 related employment questions answered

With many businesses being affected by the Coronavirus pandemic and having to furlough numerous members of staff, Head of Employment Law, Stephen Britton, answers your Covid-19 related employment law questions.

Government release advice for all facing UK visa expiration

In light of Covid-19 the Home Office have issued new guidance for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents who have a UK visa that expires between 24 January 2020 and 31 May 2020.

CORONOVIRUS AND EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE INJUNCTIONS

Just because normal life has been suspended due to coronavirus does not mean that perpetrators of domestic abuse stop their behaviour. We want to reassure you that our Emergency Protective Injunction Team is still functioning, and we are ready to act quickly to obtain Non-molestation and Occupation Orders on an urgent basis.

Working from home - data protection issues

This blog is to consider an important aspect of working from home – data protection. I aim to set out the key areas that you need to consider, with some pointers, but we have to be realistic – there is no substitute for talking things through one-to-one for your specific business.

Coronavirus: Police Powers During Lockdown

The powers are not yet in force and, at the time of writing, are expected to be by the end of the week. So although the police cannot yet issue on the spot fines of £30.00, or disperse groups of more than two people, anyone flouting the guidance does still run the risk of police attention as they may attempt to deal with matters by way of gentle persuasion until their powers are increased.