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COVID-19 Government Intervention Schemes

COVID-19

Government Intervention Schemes

Current as of 21 May 2021

Government Intervention Schemes

COVID-19 Government Intervention Schemes 2

Countries around the globe are facing unprecedented and rapid change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This guide provides a summary of key government interventions around the globe in relation to: EU State Aid Approvals (for EMEA region), foreign investment restrictions, debt, equity and taxation.

Canada, China, European Union, Hungary, United Kingdom, USA, Agriculture, Banking, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance/M&A, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Tax, Baker McKenzie, Libor, Private equity, Venture capital, Supply chain, Telemedicine, Cloud computing, Fourth Amendment, State aid, Artificial intelligence, Digital transformation, Digital economy, Euribor, Force majeure, Agribusiness, Merger control, Cybersecurity, Coronavirus, Personal protective equipment, Paycheck Protection Program, US Securities and Exchange Commission, European Commission, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), Small Business Administration (USA), Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, European Free Trade Association, Bank of England, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 2011 (USA), Families First Coronavirus Response Act 2020 (USA), CARES Act 2020 (USA)
United Kingdom: COVID-19 - Dishonest assistance and fraudulent trading: Bilta (UK) Limited (in liquidation) et ors v (1) Natwest Markets PLC and (2) Mercuria Energy Europe Trading Limited

Earlier in March and prior to Covid-19 taking over both the world and the legal world, Mr Justice Snowden handed down his judgment in Bilta (UK) Limited (in liquidation) et ors v (1) Natwest Markets PLC and (2) Mercuria Energy Europe Trading Limited [2020] EWHC 546 (Ch) in which he found both RBS (as defined below) and RBS SEEL (also as defined below) liable for dishonest assistance and knowingly being a party to fraudulent trading. As demonstrated below, the judgment contains a number of cautionary lessons for both banks and traders alike.

United Kingdom, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Tax, Baker McKenzie, Coronavirus, HM Revenue and Customs (UK)