Home / Arbitration

Legal News

Cabinet Office updates guidance on contractual behaviour during coronavirus (COVID-19)

Published on: 01 July 2020

Published by LNB News

LNB News 01/07/2020

Document Information

Issue Date: 01 July 2020

Published Date: 01 July 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England and Wales

Article summary

The Cabinet Office has updated its guidance on how parties to contracts can act responsibly and fairly to support the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The updated guidance should be read together with the original and discusses the issues of payment, extensions of time and the avoidance and resolution of disputes.

Popular documents

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companies

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a

Late payment penalties—inheritance tax

Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an

Glossary—Latin legal terms

Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin

Legal News