In our blog of 24 April we reported on the Government’s press release announcing measures to protect companies and commercial tenants from aggressive rent collection by their landlords during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Landlords, tenants and property professionals will welcome a new version of the Code for leasing business premises in England & Wales, published by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

The CJRS was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 20 March 2020 and since then we have had 3 versions of the Government Guidance on the Scheme, including the latest over the Easter weekend.

Commencing this week a large percentage of Court Buildings will close in the interest of following the Government Guidelines.157 of Courts will remain open, dealing with priority work.This represents just 42% of the normal Courts open throughout the Country.

​In these unprecedented times, litigators wondered how Courts and all parties would cope with deadlines, where delays were inevitable.

The Coronavirus Bill is currently going through Parliament. Section 82 of the Bill, when enacted, contains provisions to ensure that no business will be forced out of their premises if they miss a payment in the next 3 months.

Health and Safety is an issue that effects all businesses, large or small and irrespective of the type of business they carry out. A recent case involving a Sheffield based firm serves as a stark reminder as to the potentially disastrous results should a company fall foul of the relevant regulations.

In his post last year – Stephen Newman of Ramsdens’ Corporate department advised company directors on their duties, as set out in sections 171 to 177 of the Companies Act 2006