Hogan Lovells Publications | 27 March 2020
Coronavirus FAQ: Key legal considerations for Russia
Moscow authorities strongly encourage employers to introduce remote working (work from home) regime where possible. Please make sure you carefully document the new working regime in the addenda to the employment contract or have special internal policy governing this.
The confirmed number of persons in Russia infected with SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 (Corona) exceeds 6,000. Many people and enterprises are affected by non-working days, lock down measures and the resulting direct and indirect impact on work, business and finances. This summary highlights some recent legal issues in connection with the Corona crisis in Russia.
Quarantine and lock down measures
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The Singapore Ministry of Law will introduce the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill (the Bill) in Parliament next week to address the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and individuals' ability to fulfil their contractual obligations. The Bill will also make some temporary changes relating to bankruptcy and insolvency.
The Bill will apply to various categories of contracts, including:
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Relief Packages
The key concern for businesses is to minimise operational costs during this period of severe operational and economic disruption. The Singapore Government has responded swiftly and within the course of approximately 2 months, the Government has rolled out three relief packages – the Unity, Resilience, and most recently, the Solidarity budget, in a bid to mitigate the severe economic fallout caused by COVID-19.
CLIENT UPDATE 2016 FEBRUARY 1 © Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Key Legislative and Regulatory Developments in Singapore for the Year 2015 This Update provides a brief summary of the key statutory and regulatory developments in Singapore for the year 2015.
The toughening of lockdown measures in Spain and resulting closure of all business activities not classed as essential makes it absolutely necessary to keep very much in sight this week the measures approved in the labor and employment field. In the domain of corporate law and commercial contracts, the decision governing the first tranche of guarantees to soften the economic effects of the crisis has already been published in the Spanish Official State Gazette (BOE). As for tax matters, the personal income tax and wealth tax season is about to start.