It is not unreasonable to say that the coronavirus pandemic leading to the lockdown rules has almost certainly created the most confusing and challenging environment for businesses in the UK.  The unlocking of the lockdown rules is gathering speed and...

As businesses are beginning to pick up from where they abruptly left off eight weeks ago and the new social distancing regime comes into play in the workplace it is highly likely that there will be attempts to cut corners and in some cases employees may be...

As the country begins the attempt to return to work with the step by step easing of the lockdown, businesses have to make a risk assessment and a plan before they can ask their staff to return to work.  The most recent news is that London, due to its...

As the UK and other countries are slowly emerging from lockdown under their respective governments’ guidance, it is no surprise that the hospitality sector is going to present a challenge to get back to work and is likely to be the last industry sector...

The coronavirus pandemic has, in a very short space of time, created the most abrupt and critical economic depression ever experienced, excepting world war. Even businesses with contingency plans for disaster recovery could not have recognised such a...

Any accident resulting in injury can potentially have severe consequences for the injured person. In the aftermath of an accident understandably the focus is on obtaining help for the casualty.  It is often a little while later that the true...

There is a well-known correlation between crisis and the rise of white-collar crime.  Historically crises, both man-made such as world wars, oil spills and recessions or environment driven events like hurricanes, tsunamis and contagions, have...

After the preservation of life, business survival is the overwhelming focus across the globe. In the UK the drastic measures taken by organisations of all sizes have resulted in the temporary closure of 25 per cent of all businesses and of the remaining...

The retail sector has suffered considerably as a result of the coronavirus pandemic for obvious reasons; retail outlets without the capacity for online selling even more so. The Business Secretary has offered assistance in the shape of a bar on the use of...

There will be few businesses across the globe that will not feel the negative effects of this exceptional crisis driven by the coronavirus pandemic.  As governments grapple to make decisions in the knowledge that the best information they are able to...

Lockdown has placed great strain on some married couples. The challenging lifestyle we have all had to assume has, for some people, opened their eyes to the problems within their relationship that have ordinarily been brushed aside.  Any marriage which...

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the face of all commercial activities in every country.  As Italy slowly emerges from lockdown, the property market, an essential part of the Italian economy with relevance in three sectors, residential, commercial...

The exceptional situation that each country finds itself in as result of the rapid progress of the coronavirus across the world affects nearly every aspect of life, including the likelihood of the unexpected inheritance of a relative’s estate in...

Giambrone team has the answer. Negative consequences of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak on businesses are widely known. Malls and restaurants are being shut down, borders are closed in many countries, restrictions to mass gatherings and events are...

The coronavirus pandemic, aside from the illness itself, has created a whole raft of serious issues that have impacted on people throughout the world.  Not the least is the quandary, that some individuals are experiencing, who were in a foreign country...

Notwithstanding the extraordinary times that we are all living in at present, there is even more unexpected pressure on businesses and the indisputable need to deal with all employee issues correctly and avoid any financial and reputational risk that a...

The small print has been more apparent these days, especially as businesses battle the challenges created by trying to stay financially afloat in what is almost a global lockdown.  Made all the more problematic as we are discovering that, despite paying...

Our International Family Law Team has been overwhelmed by requests of assistance by concerned parents living in different EU jurisdictions whose children are the subject of Child Arrangements Orders (CAO) made by the Family Courts in England and Wales during...

The stresses and strains of the extraordinary times that the world is experiencing with the global lockdown is shining a spotlight on relationships of all types; none more than marriage.  For many people the crisis has proved to be the catalyst for...

There is a perception held by many people that anyone trading in the various markets across the globe inevitably makes a fortune. It cannot be denied that the 24-hour markets trading from New York to Hong Kong generate trillions of dollars. Binary...