COVID-19 Updates (Coronavirus) - Ashtons Legal Solicitors

At Ashtons we understand that clarity on legal issues relating to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is of the utmost importance.

We are dedicated to offering you, your family and your business guidance and support during these unprecedented times. Our expert team of solicitors are here to help on a broad range of legal issues and a full list of our legal updates relating to Coronavirus can be found below.

We are following the recommended guidelines but are also being proactive in our approach, please click here to read our update from our CEO Edward O’Rourke.

Where possible we are encouraging our clients and contacts to have online meetings with us via any communication method which suits you, however, if you need to visit our offices, please watch the below video which explains our guidance:

Our latest legal updates on COVID-19 (coronavirus):

Commercial Property

COVID-19 and Commercial Property: protection for commercial tenants

Coronavirus: A summary for Commercial Landlords

Construction disputes and Coronavirus

Construction Industry Guidance – Update 6 April 2020

COVID-19 and Commercial Property: protections under the Coronavirus Bill

Commercial property landlords and COVID-19 – what are your options?

Emerging from lockdown requires changes to commercial property

Update – extended protection to commercial tenants

Planning Law

COVID-19: the impact on planning viability and the wider implications

Corporate Law

Coronavirus and Force Majeure

Importance of a Business Continuity Plan, even if you think “the horse has bolted”

How data protection is affected by the coronavirus outbreak

Vital Manufacturing in a Time of Crisis

Dispute Resolution

Mediation during COVID-19

Coronavirus: How will it affect my court case? Updated – 30 March 2020

Coronavirus: Suspension of wrongful trading

Update – extended protection to commercial tenants

Should I agree to a business debt being paid in instalments?

Debt Recovery

Coronavirus: The importance of cash flow management

Debt Recovery Strategy for the COVID-19 Crisis

Employment Law

Webinar – Furlough Scheme Update: Changes to the Scheme from 1 July 2020 – 15/06/20

Webinar – Returning to work in a COVID-19 era: a Q&A – 14/05/20

Furloughed employees to receive full redundancy payments

The Flexible Furlough Scheme

Ultimate Furlough FAQs (Updated 27 May 2020)

Employees & Workers – Coronavirus FAQs (Updated 27 May 2020)

Dealing with holiday during a global pandemic

Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“furlough scheme”)

How to deal with the HR implications of redundancy process during the pandemic

Varying contracts of employment

Providing a safe working environment during the coronavirus outbreak and the possible consequences of failing to protect your employees

Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“furlough scheme”) until end of October

Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19): employers, employees and the self-employed

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Furloughed Workers (Updated 27 May 2020)

What are my options if I don’t want to furlough my staff?

COVID-19 – employment guidance for parents and employers of parents – Updated 17 April 2020

COVID-19 – vulnerable but expected to work? – Updated 17 April 2020

How should employers deal with COVID-19 (coronavirus)? – Updated 15 April 2020

COVID-19 – workers able to carry over holiday for the next two leave years

What are my rights if I take “Emergency Volunteer Leave” in order to help the NHS?

Practical considerations for the self-employed

Gender Pay Gap Reporting Suspended

COVID-19 and the EU Settlement Scheme

Family Law

Keeping up parental contact and Coronavirus

Paying Maintenance on a Reduced Income

Divorce and the Coronavirus effect

Ten reasons why it remains important to deal with your matrimonial finances, despite the Covid-19 pandemic

French Legal Services

Powers of Attorney and Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Buying & selling a property in France

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Managing Teams Remotely

Employees reluctant to return to work during the virus outbreak and after Furlough

Resilience and Coronavirus

Providing a safe working environment during the coronavirus outbreak and the possible consequences of failing to protect your employees

Lifetime Planning

Wills offer for Key Workers

Can you be forced to sign a Do Not Attempt CPR form (DNA-CPR)?

New procedure to speed up NHS staff searches for Attorneys and Deputies

Deferral of Income Tax Payments as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus – what to do if a loved one dies

How can I make a Will during the Coronavirus “Lockdown”?

Coronavirus – Can I refuse medical treatment?

Coronavirus – Do I need a Lasting Power of Attorney?

Coronavirus – Do I need to make a Will? What happens if I don’t make one?

Regulatory Law

COVID-19: New quaranting on arrival in England

COVID-19: law changes from 1 June 2020

COVID-19 – relaxations in law from 13 May 2020

COVID-19: freedom of movement and assembly

Enforcement of COVID-19 Closure Regulations

Property Law

Coronavirus: An update for Landlords and Tenants

Construction Projects and Coronavirus – Urgent advice

Update – extended protection to commercial tenants

Transport Law

Webinar: COVID-19 road transport operator update – 5 May 2020

COVID-19: Road Transport Update – 9 June 2020

Road transport operator update – 29 April 2020

COVID-19: Drivers’ hours rules – Update 20 April 2020

COVID-19: Driver medical relaxation

COVID-19: working close together in vehicles and on site (8 April update)

COVID-19: Road Transport & Logistics – 3 April 2020 Update

Coronavirus & the need for flexible road transport law

Coronavirus – drivers’ hours rules temporarily relaxed

EU / GB Drivers’ Hours Exemptions: Update

Driver CPC update: some enforcement suspended

COVID-19: Road Transport Update & helpful links

Advice and further information

The government publishes daily updates at 2pm with the latest COVID-19 updates and advice.

Acas: Guidance for employers and employees from Acas, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, an independent body funded by the Government.

Government Guidance for Businesses: Information about the three month extension to file accounts.

NHS: Health-related guidance from the National Health Service.

Public Health England including, eg, specific guidance for employers, educational and health-related organisations, and an option to receive updates directly.

Public Health Wales

Health Protection Scotland

Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland

HMCTS: Information for users of Courts and Tribunals.

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates