ARCHIVED: this Practice Note is no longer maintained as the majority of concessions, which were introduced as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, have ended. It has been retained in archived form for historical interest, and may be beneficial for advisers for research purposes. This Practice Note is a compilation of links to useful information, news and news analysis in relation to the immigration implications of the coronavirus pandemic. This Practice Note will be updated on an ongoing basis with relevant materials. Note that links to all relevant government/third party guidance resources are found below at: Coronavirus (COVID-19) immigration resources—Information resources. For the National Archives webpage containing links to previous versions of the main Home Office guidance page for individuals from 27 March 2020, see here. Update: Relaxation of restrictions, switching and international arrivals and travel On 19 July 2021, the majority of coronavirus restrictions in England ended, only for new restrictions to be introduced from 30 November 2021 to reduce the transmissibility of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. England moved from ‘Plan

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. The government announced a number of measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. For further details, see Practice Notes: Coronavirus (COVID-19)—tax implications [Archived] and Coronavirus (COVID-19)—key issues for Corporate lawyers. This Practice Note provides a high level picture of some of the ways that the coronavirus crisis has impacted executive pay and keeps abreast of the changes in guidance released by the government and the main institutional investor bodies. For further information on how the coronavirus crisis impacted share schemes more generally, see Practice Note: Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact on share schemes. For further, more general details of the main institutional investor bodies, see Practice Notes: Directors’ remuneration—institutional investor guidelines and Comparison of UK Corporate Governance remuneration principles. The coronavirus job retention scheme and the Job Support Scheme (JSS) The Coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS), initially announced on 20 March 2020, provided support to UK employers with a grant to enable them to continue paying up to 80% of their employees’

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. In the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the government announced a number of measures either that related specifically to the UK tax regime. For further details, see Practice Note: Coronavirus (COVID-19)—tax implications [Archived]. This Practice Note provides a high level picture of some of the ways that the coronavirus crisis impacted subsisting tax-advantaged share schemes and changes in HMRC guidance and legislation. This Practice Note also looks at how companies have dealt with underwater share options and unsuitable performance conditions resulting from the subsequent economic climate. These sections are relevant to all share plans. The coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) and the Job Support Scheme (JSS) The Coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS), initially announced on 20 March 2020, provided support to UK employers with a grant to enable them to continue paying up to 80% of their employees’ salary not worked (up to £2,500 per employee per month) for those employees that were ‘furloughed’ during the coronavirus outbreak provided that

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note focuses on the implications for PI and clinical negligence practitioners in the light of temporary rules and guidance introduced following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: • Coronavirus (COVID-19) implications for dispute resolution [Archived] • Coronavirus (COVID-19) civil court specific guidance—dispute resolution [Archived] Case management of personal injury claims See also Practice Note: Coronavirus (COVID-19) implications for dispute resolution [Archived]—Case progression and management. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and Forum for Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) published guidance on best practice to assist claimant and defendant lawyers handling personal injury claims during the coronavirus pandemic. This agreement was first introduced on 31 March 2020 and continues to apply (subject to periodic review). The guidance is of course subject to compliance with the CPR and includes the following. Communication Practitioners should engage with their counterparts by telephone and/or email with a view to resolving disputes

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note focuses on the implications for dispute resolution in the light of temporary rules introduced in the context of coronavirus (COVID-19). This Practice Note aims to assist dispute resolution practitioners seeking to understand changes to civil court processes and procedures during the coronavirus pandemic and the effect those changes and this pandemic may have on their practice and individual matters. It considers the practical implications of coronavirus on a number of key litigation procedures and concepts. This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: • Coronavirus (COVID-19) civil court specific guidance—dispute resolution [Archived], which gives further guidance in relation to specific courts • SCCO guidance for detailed assessment from 1 August 2020 This Practice Note offers ‘matter-neutral’ guidance on the procedural implications of the coronavirus on dispute resolution in England and Wales. For guidance on some key substantive and ‘matter-specific’ implications of the coronavirus, see: • contract breach and termination—Coronavirus (COVID-19) and contractual obligations—checklist, Practice

ARCHIVED: This tracker has been archived and is not maintained. This tracker contains an archive of news stories and developments on coronavirus (COVID-19) that relate to pensions. Date News story Brief description 22 July 2021 TPO publishes annual report and accounts for 2020–21 The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) has published its annual report and accounts for 2020–21 which sets out a number of TPO’s key achievements over the last year, including the introduction of a new Casework Reorganisation Programme that introduced a single application process for all pension complaints with a focus on resolving complaints as early as possible.According to the report, the demand for the TPO’s services remained largely the same for the 2020–21 year. The service closed a total of 4,853 pension complaints from 5,567 received, an increase of 6% compared to the last year.The report also notes that there was a fall in new pensions complaints during the early stages of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but demand started to increase again towards the end of the year in line with its long-term

Introduction This schedule forms part of the Company’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) safety policy to which it is attached. It sets out the steps the Company has identified, in light of the coronavirus risk assessment that we have carried out and relevant government guidance, to try to manage the risk of coronavirus to workers and others in the [factory], as follows: 1 Shift patterns and working groups 1.1 staff are split into teams or shift groups, which will be kept the same during the pandemic; 1.2 direct contact is minimised, eg by using drop-off points or transfer zones for passing on job information, spare parts, samples, raw materials; 2 If someone has COVID-19 2.1 if you have coronavirus symptoms you must stay at home and order a PCR test. You must not attend the workplace while you are waiting for your test result; 2.2 if you have a positive LFD or PCR test result, you must not attend the workplace for ten days after the date your symptoms started (or, if you do not have symptoms, the date your positive test was taken)[. If you receive

Introduction This schedule forms part of the Company’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) safety policy to which it is attached. It sets out the steps the Company has identified, in light of the coronavirus risk assessment that we have carried out and relevant government guidance, to try to manage the risk of coronavirus to workers and others in the [office], as follows: 1 Shift patterns 1.1 staff are split into teams or shift groups, which will be kept the same during the pandemic; 1.2 direct contact is minimised, eg by using drop-off points for delivery of office supplies and post; 2 If someone has COVID-19 2.1 if you have coronavirus symptoms you must stay at home and order a PCR test. You must not attend the workplace while you are waiting for your test result; 2.2 if you have a positive LFD or PCR test result, you must not attend the workplace for ten days after the date your symptoms started (or, if you do not have symptoms, the date your positive test was taken)[. If you receive two negative LFD test results on consecutive

Dispute Resolution analysis: Force majeure and frustration have suddenly taken centre stage for parties who are either considering their remedies under existing contracts, or deciding what protections need to be built into their future contracts. Patricia Robertson QC, Ben Lynch QC and Deborah Horowitz, barristers at Fountain Court Chambers set out the core legal principles as regards force majeure and frustration, consider their relevance in the context of coronavirus (COVID-19), and identify consequent issues for some of the major industries affected by the pandemic, including construction, trade finance, banking, airline, pharmaceuticals, energy and insurance.

The chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and the governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Mark Carney, have held a banking industry summit on support for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) affected by the coronavirus. Together with BoE governor-designate Andrew Bailey and economic secretary to the Treasury John Glen MP, they met representatives from the banking industry to discuss co-ordinated action to support SMEs whose finances are affected by the outbreak.

The Insolvency Service has announced that Buckinghamshire events director has been sentenced for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Bounce Back Loan fraud. William Blenkarn obtained double the amount of Covid support his company was entitled to as a result of a fraudulent declaration. Blenkarn claimed he did not know he was not entitled to a second Bounce Back Loan for MJB Events Limited. The Insolvency Service is seeking to recover the fraudulently obtained funds under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

Scope of this tracker This tracker relates to the annual general meetings of those FTSE 350 and AIM 50 companies which posted an AGM notice between 1 March and 31 May 2020 in the context of the coronavirus pandemic and is therefore now archived. The two tables in this document track how the coronavirus outbreak impacted the preparations for the AGMs of FTSE 350 and AIM 50 companies which issued an AGM notice between 1 March 2020 and 31 May 2020. For analysis of the findings included in the tracker see Coronavirus (COVID-19)—impact on the AGMs of FTSE 350 and AIM 50 companies (1 March 2020–31 May 2020). The tracker is no longer updated. In October 2020 the FRC also published a review of the different ways that FTSE 350 companies conducted their 2020 AGMs following the disruption caused by the pandemic. On 24 February 2021 the Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) issued updated guidance (2021 Guidance) which anticipates that general meetings will be required to be held on a closed basis until at least 17 May