Job Retention Scheme Applications
HMRC will open the Job Retention Scheme Portal on 20th April and hope to have the first re-imbursements made around 30th April. Businesses…
Coronavirus Support for Charities in Scotland
Charities have had a vital role in the response to COVID-19 so far, with demand for essential support like food parcels, emergency…
Package Holiday Regulations: Where do you stand?
Many people are experiencing cancelled or changed holiday plans during the Covid-19 outbreak. In the next blog by our…
Cath Kidston: What Went Wrong?
Cath Kidston, the British brand famous for its floral designs, filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators on 3 April 2020.…
Morrisons Wins Supreme Court Ruling Over Data Breach
Last week the Supreme Court overturned the judgements of the High Court and the Court of Appeal in a case involving the unauthorised…
Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 - Impact on the private rented sector
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 received Royal Assent on Monday 6 April 2020.
The Act makes certain emergency provisions as a…
UK Government Employment Retention Scheme: Further Updates
On 4 April the Government issued an update to their Coronavirus Employment Retention Scheme guidance for businesses, which…
Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS): Changes and Updates
Extended Support for SMEs
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced plans, yesterday, to revise the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan…
Has Coronavirus halted your plans for 2020?
As COVID 19 continues to spread, efforts to limit exposure have had huge impacts on our daily lives. Many popular holiday destinations have…
Scottish Government Coronavirus Support for Commercial Tenants
Emergency legislation is being put in place in Scotland to prevent the eviction of commercial tenants who are unable to pay their rent…
Making a Will and Power of Attorney in the time of Coronavirus
Although these are particularly unprecedented and uncertain times, our key advice regarding Wills and Powers of Attorney remains the same…
Goodbye Wrongful Trading and Welcome to the UK, Chapter 11?
On 28 March 2020, Business Secretary Alok Sharma announced new insolvency measures to help businesses pull through the coronavirus crisis.…
Guidance on Contact and Residence Matters during Coronavirus Outbreak.
Following on from our two recent Blogs regarding shared care of children during the Coronavirus crisis, The Lord President, the most senior…
Coronavirus: Residential Property Transactions
Thorntons, like all of those other businesses dealing with the sale and purchase of residential property, must at this time be primarily…
UK Government Job Retention Scheme: An Update
Late on 26 March 2020, the Government published further, much needed, guidance on its Job Retention Scheme through which employers can…
Dealing with the Tenant’s Amnesty during Covid-19
In the last couple of weeks, the Government has taken unprecedented steps to bring the country to lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread…
Coronavirus: UK Government support for the Self-Employed
On 26 March the Chancellor announced his plan to help self-employed individuals who are at risk of losing their livelihoods due to…
Injured on a bus – what should I do?
A question I am often asked is “What do I do after being injured on a bus?” I will try to give you some key pointers if you are…
Employment Law Update: The UK on lockdown
On 23rd March, the PM announced stricter social-distancing measures to tackle the spread of Covid-19, described by many as putting the UK…
Coronavirus: UK Government Support for SMEs
The Chancellor and the Scottish Government have introduced a number of measures to support SMEs amid the disruption caused by COVID-19.…
Coronavirus: Latest Government advice for parents sharing care.
Only a few days after posting our previous Blog, "Coronavirus poses dilemma for parents sharing care", last night’s Government announcement…