This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of companies incorporated in England and Wales are subject to, and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also provides an overview of the p
This quick guide summarises the duties that directors of companies incorporated in England and Wales are subject to, and how those duties change when the company is insolvent or at risk of being insolvent. It also provides an overview of the personal risk to directors when the company is in financial difficulty.
Following the imposition of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, the largest island housing its capital, Metro Manila, the Philippine government enacted Republic Act No. 11469, otherwise known as the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act, declaring a state of national emergency and granting the President special powers to mitigate local transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19).
Due to the global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Thai Government has implemented a number of important initiatives aimed at supporting the Thai economy and affected industries.
As part of these initiatives, the Ministry of Finance of Thailand has enacted several important short terms and medium terms tax relief measures to support individual and corporate entities in Thailand to ease the hardships faced by many during these uncertain times. Set out below is a summary of these measures.
Defer tax filings and payments
For another week running, Garrigues examines the key legal issues that companies should be aware of to continue forward in the current context.
On 20 March 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the UK Government would be launching multiple financial support schemes. The schemes are designed to provide financial assistance to British businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown. Financial schemes will be supplemented by further measures aimed at supporting business continuity, including a job retention scheme and temporarily relaxing the UK’s insolvency regime.
COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility (“CCFF”)
The confirmed number of persons in Russia infected with SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 (Corona) exceeds 32,000. 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.
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The outbreak of Coronavirus COVID-19 has wide-ranging implications for businesses, governments and institutions across markets and industries. This newsletter prepared by our Legal Team contains information on the potential impact this pandemic may have on your businesses.
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Year in Review – Latin America in 2016
Argentina
Sovereign debt restructuring: On April 22, 2016, after Congress approved a settlement proposal, Argentina issued US$16.5bn of new debt securities in the international capital markets, and applied US$9.3bn of these proceeds to satisfy settlement payments on agreements with holders.
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