We are now offering clients a #Coronavirus Employment Advice Helpline - instant access to our #employment lawyers and up to 30 minutes free #legal advice. We are here to answer any questions you may have regarding the impact on your business or your job. collyerbristow.com/people/?_sft_s…

How can family business disputes be avoided? James Austen, Partner in our #Tax and #estateplanning team looks at lessons we can learn from the Barclay family, owners of #TheRitz in his article in #CampdenFB. campdenfb.com/article/lesson…

Company directors are doing everything they can to protect their business during the #coronavirus pandemic but they must remember their legal duties so as not to expose themselves to the risk of personal liability. #Corporate Partner Sharon Fryer explains. collyerbristow.com/longer-reads/c…

There is a lot of uncertainty at the moment in light of the #COVID19 crisis we are all facing. However, our #Employment team is getting questions to which they can provide some certainty as we navigate these uncharted waters. Have a read of our FAQs. collyerbristow.com/longer-reads/c…

The #Chancellor has provided further detail on his proposed measures to assist the #selfemployed weather a likely downturn in work during the #coronavirus #lockdown. Our #Employment team provides an update on the support which will be available. collyerbristow.com/shorter-reads/…

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Landmark ruling in US holds that issue of digital currency is a sale of unregistered securities. (via Passle) by Collyer Bristow insights.collyerbristow.com/post/102g3er/l…

An innovative approach to Business Interruption Insurance claims being taken by NY. Insurance policies retrospectively deemed to cover Covid-19 and claims to be funded by a general levy on insurers.

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See my article below on the court's approach to the Government's plans for restricting winding up petitions collyerbristow.com/longer-reads/c…

(1) Will the UK's new restructuring plan for companies allow more companies to avoid administration? bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

(2) The new procedure allows a plan to be approved even where only one class of creditors votes in favour. Other dissenting classes of creditors may be crammed down if it can be shown that they would be no worse off than if the company went into an insolvency process.

(3) This ability could force creditors to agree standstill agreements and this is particularly important at a time when corporate debt structures are often far more complicated than in the past.

(4) The shopping centre owner Intu collapsed into administration on 26 June – ironically on the day the new restructuring plan came into force, after its complicated debt structure made it impossible for its different classes of creditors to reach agreement.

Frozen or terminated bank account: What can you do?

I will be participating in NERA's bankruptcy webinar on 16 December

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Deutsche Bank sued by Spanish hotel group for €500m for mis-selling complex derivatives ft.com/content/9f38f8…