We have reported that the law for the Mitigation of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Civil, Insolvency and Criminal Proceedings Law of 27 March 2020 ("COVID-19 Law") extended the commercial law retroactive effect of restructuring (Link).
In collaboration with our foreign law firm partners, we continue to update our chart of COVID-19 measures taken by governments around the world. Today’s update includes new information for many countries as indicated in the chart: Global Government Measures Taken in Response to COVID-19.
From 6 April 2020, all non-UK resident corporate landlords (NRLs) are within the charge to UK corporation tax on the income from their UK property rental business (PRB) and on capital gains from direct or indirect disposals of UK real estate. This marks a significant change for NRLs, which were previously subject to UK income tax on their PRB income and (until 6 April 2019) exempt from UK tax on their capital gains.
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Act 2020 (Cth) (Act) came into operation on 18 February 2020, and is intended to assist ASIC and liquidators to ‘detect and disrupt phoenix activity, and to prosecute directors and other professional advisors who engage in or facilitate the activity’.
The emergence of COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) at the end of 2019 has had an unprecedented impact on the global economic system. This alert focuses on the effect the Coronavirus pandemic is likely to have on small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), their lenders in the UK and the options available to continue trading and avoid insolvency.
El 29 de abril de 2020 se ha publicado en el BOE el Real-Decreto Ley 16/2020, de 28 de abril, de medidas procesales y organizativas para hacer frente al COVID-19 en el ámbito de la Administración de Justicia, cuyo principal objetivo es preparar a la administración de justicia para la reactivación del normal funcionamiento de los juzgados y tribunales, procurar una salida ágil a la acumulación de los procedimientos suspendidos por la declaración del estado de alarma y adoptar medidas en previsión del aumento de la litigiosidad como consecuencia de las medidas extraordinarias que se h
Esta semana abordamos la reapertura al público de establecimientos, los efectos del RDL 16/2020 en materia procesal, concursal y tributaria, las medidas laborales ante la ‘desescalada’ y las novedades en trámites administrativos
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The North America Tax Practice Group presented The Future of IP Planning, the fourth webinar in the series The Importance of Tax in the Response to COVID-19 on 1 May 2020.
Assistance available to UK businesses
As the Covid-19 crisis continue to unfold, the UK Government have announced a series of financial assistance packages aimed at easing the financial impact on UK businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following is a breakdown of the packages introduced by the Government and guidance on how to seek assistance with your business finances. These schemes are subject to change on little or no notice and details are correct as at 28th April 2020.
Loans and Financing
The global economy has suffered a massive hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. The collective impact of disruptions to supply chains and falling consumer demand have caused many businesses to suffer varying degrees of financial stress with some having to recapitalise or refinance. While some M&A transactions on foot prior to the onset of the pandemic have been disrupted or delayed, the impact of the pandemic will open up opportunities for cashed-up funds and other buyers to, in time, take advantage of strategic and investment opportunities presented by the pandemic.