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Article 1 jun 2020
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – furlough is changing in the UK
As has become something of a habit, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, chose Friday evening (29 May 2020) to announce further changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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News 5 mai 2020
Kennedys promotes thirteen to global partnership
We are delighted to confirm the promotion of thirteen lawyers to our partnership across practice areas including commercial, employment and healthcare, as well as specialist areas of insurance and liability that include cyber, property and construction, professional liability, travel, abuse and fraud. Eight of those promoted are based in the UK, with four in the US and one in Australia. Our worldwide partner count is now 264.
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Article 17 abr 2020
COVID-19 Insurance Update: 17 April 2020
With Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab MP having confirmed that the UK’s lockdown will be extended for “at least” the next three weeks, we provide you with our latest thinking into the insurance impacts arising from the ongoing crisis.
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Report 9 abr 2020
Guidance: COVID-19 and employers’ liability claims
The current coronavirus pandemic (named ‘COVID-19’ by the World Health Organisation) is dominating global headlines and as it continues to evolve it gives rise to new areas of risk in the employers liability claims market.
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Case review 7 abr 2020
Morrisons in the Supreme Court: data breach implications for D&Os
On 1 April 2020, the Supreme Court held that Morrisons was not vicariously liable for an extensive data breach intentionally caused by a disgruntled employee.
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Article 3 abr 2020
COVID-19 Insurance Update: 3 April 2020
Welcome to the first of our fortnightly updates aimed at supporting you in your understanding of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the insurance market.
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Article 2 abr 2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia Pacific
The World Organisation (WHO) has now upgraded the status of the Covid-19 outbreak from epidemic to pandemic. It is a global health threat and is causing unprecedented disruption.
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Article 2 abr 2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia Pacific: Australia
COVID-19 is rapidly encroaching on all facets of Australian life and business. Regrettably, known cases of COVID-19 in Australia are presently increasing. Businesses are naturally concerned about the health and safety of their workforce and ensuring ‘BAU’ as far as possible. This bulletin is intended to provide some clarity amongst the confusion for employers asking the question: what are my obligations under Australian employment law?
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Article 2 abr 2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia Pacific: Hong Kong
Hong Kong is fortunate to have a world class health system. Perhaps more importantly it has extensive experience and expertise in the management of epidemics of infectious diseases gained as a result of relatively recent outbreaks of SARS in 2003 and H1N1 (Swine flu) in 2009.
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Article 2 abr 2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia Pacific: Singapore
On 7 February 2020, due to heightened risk caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the Singapore government raised the country’s outbreak alert level to Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (“DORSCON”) orange.