Definitions (General) Competent Authority • any authority having jurisdiction in relation to the Property, its occupation or use; Restricted Period • any period [exceeding [number] [continuous] weeks] during the Term in which a Pandemic Restriction applies; Pandemic Restriction • any Legislation, or any requirement of, or guidance published by, a Competent Authority which: (a) arises

Law360, London: The US-Israel conflict with Iran may give rise to complex commercial disputes in England similar to those following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, according to lawyers reporting increased client demand for advice over the evolving conflict.

Law360: The new Labour government will introduce an 'expanded fraud strategy' as part of plans to reform the criminal justice system's approach to financial crime that include rewarding whistleblowers, cracking down on the enablers of kleptocracy and tackling coronavirus (COVID-19) fraud.

The European Commission has issued a statement in response to the decisions in Auken and Others v Commission and Courtois and Others v Commission. These cases concern access to the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine contracts and related information negotiated by members of the Commission.

The Insolvency Service has announced James Ireri, aged 44, from Surrey, has been banned for seven years, after abusing two different coronavirus (COVID-19) loan schemes amounting to £150,000 and failing to show that the money was used to sustain his business.

The Insolvency Service has published its monthly insolvency statistics for April 2024 on company and individual insolvencies. The data shows that 2,177 company insolvencies were registered, 18% higher than in April 2023 and higher than during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and between 2014 and 2019. For individuals, the total number of insolvencies in April 2024 was 9,651, 5% higher than in April 2023.

This Checklist is intended for in-house lawyers. It sets out the clauses you should consider to protect your organisation in both existing and new contracts in the event of a pandemic. It should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Pandemic risk management guide. See also Practice Note: Drafting for unforeseen events—commercial contracts Clause Existing contract New contract Force majeure See Q&As:—Can my force majeure clause protect me against the economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)?—Is a force majeure clause enforceable in a business-to-consumer contract because of coronavirus (COVID-19)?—Does coronavirus (COVID-19) qualify as a biological contamination for the purposes of a definition of force majeure? Force majeure is defined as a list of event and does not have any broader wording such as ‘without limitation’ or similar?—Where a force majeure event is defined as something beyond a party's reasonable control 'including but not limited to' a list of specified events, would a court consider that list as indicative of the type of event that would constitute a force majeure event?See also Precedent: Force majeure

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral organisations have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with practical guidance and/or changes to their usual procedures and ways of working. This Practice Note introduces the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC (ICC Court) and the 2017 ICC Rules of Arbitration (ICC Rules). It also refers to the guidance in the ICC Note to Parties and Arbitral Tribunals on the Conduct of the Arbitration under the ICC Rules of Arbitration (ICC Note). The ICC Rules apply to any ICC arbitrations commenced on or after 1 March 2017, unless the parties have agreed to submit to the rules in force on the date of their arbitration agreement. The ICC Rules include: • an expedited procedure which automatically applies where the arbitration agreement is entered into after 1 March 2017 and the amount in dispute is below US$2m.

ARCHIVED: This precedent has been archived and is not maintained. Definitions (General) Competent Authority • any authority having jurisdiction in relation to the Property, its occupation or use; Restricted Period • any period [exceeding [number] [continuous] weeks] during the Term in which a Pandemic Restriction applies; Pandemic Restriction • any Legislation, or any requirement of, or guidance published by, a Competent Authority which: (a) arises out of [COVID-19 or the occurrence of any other OR any] national or local pandemic disease; and (b) prohibits, prevents or restricts the Tenant from [fully] [trading

Workers in Great Britain (GB) have a statutory entitlement to 5.6 weeks of paid annual leave under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR 1998), SI 1998/1833. It is important to recognise at the outset that this comprises two elements: • a basic entitlement to four weeks’ paid annual leave (sometimes referred to as ‘Euro leave’) (WTR 1998, SI 1998/1833, reg 13), and • an additional entitlement to 1.6 weeks’ paid annual leave (WTR 1998, SI 1998/1833, reg 13A) Separate provisions apply for irregular hours and part-year workers for holiday years beginning on or after 1 April 2024. For more information, see Practice Note: Statutory paid holiday—irregular hours workers and part-year workers. For the position in Northern Ireland, which has its own Working Time Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, SI 2016/49, see Practice Note: Employment law in Northern Ireland—Working Time Regulations and holidays. The basic entitlement represents the UK’s implementation of the four week minimum amount of paid annual leave required under EU law, namely under Article 7 of Directive 2003/88/EC, the Working Time Directive (WTD). The additional

The Insolvency Service has announced the ten-year directorship ban on Azizullrahman Akbari, the former director of New Watan Bakery Limited, for exploiting the coronavirus bounce back loan (BBL) scheme. Akbari fraudulently secured the maximum £50,000 loan by significantly exaggerating his company's turnover and entered liquidation in July 2023 with outstanding debts surpassing £53,000.

Law360, London: A group of claimants suing AstraZeneca over death and injury allegedly caused by side effects of a COVID-19 vaccine said on 9 April 2026 that they hope an inquiry into the response to the pandemic will recommend that the UK's vaccine compensation scheme is reformed.