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25 March 2020
COVID-19 GLOBAL: GOVERNANCE - DOES COVID-19 IMPACT THE TIMING OF YOUR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS?
Finance documents typically use the concept of “Business Days” to count how much time a party has to fulfil certain obligations, including payment and notification obligations. In light of recent approaches by various governments in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, this briefing...
20 March 2020
COVID-19 Europe: European Commission issues temporary State aid framework for COVID-19
On 19 March 2020, the Commission issued a Temporary Framework setting out how it will apply the EU State aid rules with respect to certain types of liquidity support granted by Member States to businesses in order to preserve the continuity of economic activity during and after the COVID-19...
17 March 2020
COVID-19 Global: Will your technology survive the outbreak?
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe continue to evolve on a daily basis. While this pandemic is first a public health and humanitarian crisis, the impacts of COVID-19 on global and national economies, businesses, supply chains, and the everyday lives of the world’s population are...
16 March 2020
Covid-19 Paris: Legal implications update
President Emmanuel Macron has announced to the French people that "massive and exceptional" measures will be taken "to respond to the most serious public health crisis that France has faced in a century", in a national address given on 12 March 2020.
17 February 2020
Foreign investment: Rising tides of politics in regulation
Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI ) filings are an increasingly important piece of the regulatory jigsaw for cross-border M&A. Our newly updated report on Foreign Investment: Rising Tides of Politics in Regulation considers both the current landscape and new restrictions due to take effect by the...
10 February 2020
Patent and Pharma Update, February 2020
Key recent developments in the United Kingdom and Europe relating to patents and the pharmaceutical sector In this issue we report on the Supreme Court decision of Shanks v Unilever on employee inventor compensation. We update on two CJEU decisions relation to public access to documents submitted...
04 December 2019
Online harmful content: the race to regulate
The decentralised, global internet has democratised many facets of everyday life, and consequently has allowed everyday citizens, extremists and everyone in between to share their views. The consequential proliferation of online harmful content meant some form of regulation was inevitable. However...
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07 September 2020
London International Disputes Week 2020
We are pleased to announce that London International Disputes Week (LIDW) is returning for a second year in September 2020. Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to be associated with this key event, which celebrates London as a global centre for dispute resolution. 7 – 11 September 2020 For more...
02 April 2020
Alumni End of Summer Soirée, Sydney
Herbert Smith Freehills invites our Alumni back home this year, for a reunion to experience an End of Summer Soir ée. Join us for a colourful affair where guests can relax, and catch up with old friends. You'll enjoy a feast of summer delights with a Gelato Messina pop-up, sample Prosecco and...
27 March 2020
COVID-19 Global: Webinar series
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating significant health, social and economic challenges world-wide, forcing governments and businesses to critically assess the impact to their people, operations and governance. We understand that navigating the pace of change, whilst also dealing with immediate issues...
27 March 2020
COVID-19 People: United States – Key Developments and Resources
As COVID-19 continues its spread across the United States, federal, state, and local governments are taking emergency measures on a daily basis to respond to the pandemic. To keep our clients updated on these developments, below we have provided key considerations, developments, and resources in...
27 March 2020
COVID-19 Governance: United States – Regulatory and Litigation Developments
As COVID-19 continues its spread across the United States, federal, state, and local governments are taking emergency measures on a daily basis to respond to the pandemic. To keep our clients updated on these developments, below we have provided key considerations, developments, and resources...
27 March 2020
COVID-19 Malaysia: Governance - Impacts of the Movement Control Order on your business
Prompted by the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in the country over the past few weeks, the Malaysian Government issued the Movement Control Order (MCO) effective 18 to 31 March 2020, and now extended to 14 April 2020.
27 March 2020
COVID-19 RUSSIA: PRESSURE POINTS - COVID-19 AND WITHHOLDING TAX – UNEXPECTED LINKS, UNUSUAL MECHANISMS
On 25 March 2020 president Putin in his television speech addressing Russian citizens 1 announced a set of support measures to be provided to the poorest citizens and small and medium businesses in the context of the spread of COVID-19. At the same time, in addition to these measures, the President...
26 March 2020
The Fairness Doctrine: A Return to the Status Quo?
In October 2019, the Full Federal Court decision in ASIC v Westpac Securities Administration Limited [2019] FCAFC 187 ( ASIC v Westpac ) raised questions about the scope of the obligation on AFS licensees to act efficiently, honestly and fairly. Less than 6 months later, the Federal Court’s...
26 March 2020
COVID-19 Pressure Points: Africa – Business Rescue and Insolvency in the OHADA region
A mere few weeks ago, the hypothesis that the COVID-19 virus would not affect the African continent was still being widely propagated. The theory that the virus does not survive in warm weather has since been debunked and the number of African countries that have recorded confirmed cases of...
26 March 2020
COVID-19 Germany: Governance - KfW Group Liquidity Special Programme 2020
On 23 March 2020, KfW Group launched the KfW Special Programme 2020 in conjunction with the German Federal Government – a programme designed to provide assistance to companies of all sizes, together with self-employed and freelance professionals in Germany experiencing financial difficulty as a...
26 March 2020
COVID-19 UK: Pressure points – The evolving picture for remote hearings in the English courts
In our article last Friday , we outlined how the courts were adapting to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 crisis, and in particular the announcement from the Lord Chief Justice that hearings would be held remotely where possible. Since then events have moved quickly, with the Prime Minister’s...
