Coronavirus / COVID-19 – Corporate
The coronavirus (COVID-19) poses considerable risks and challenges for all sectors, across all regions.
On this page you will find our latest insights on the corporate issues relating to coronavirus and the actions that businesses should be taking now to prepare.
If you would like to discuss how we can help you identify and mitigate the risks to your business, please contact one of the experts listed below or your usual Osborne Clarke contact.
Article list
Remote participation at shareholders' meetings is facilitated under new Belgian company rules
The Law of 20 December 2020 amends the Belgian Code on Companies and Associations (BCCA) in order to facilitate remote...
COVID-19 and Corporate Law Considerations
The new Code for Companies and Associations (the "CCA") that was passed in 2019 introduced several key changes to corporate...
UK government legislates to shield businesses vital for public health from foreign takeovers
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the global economy and left UK businesses with critical capabilities, such as manufacturers of personal...
Investor challenges amid the Covid-19 crisis create a platform for social change
As investors turn their minds to a gradual return from lockdown, those with a focus on ESG – and how...
Future M&A in the Workforce Solutions sector: how will companies do deals and preserve value in a post lockdown world?
The attention of many businesses in the past few months has been on cash management and self-preservation. However, there are...
New law to make it easier to hold AGMs during lockdown
The government has published its Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill, which contains important measures for companies that need to hold...
Does UK government COVID-19 support come with strings attached?
Will the government impose restrictions on the activities of companies which have accessed the UK government's COVID-19 support mechanisms –...
International guide | Navigating government COVID-19 support measures
Although governments are beginning tentatively to ease lockdown restrictions, for many, it will take some time before trading returns to...
Coronavirus | Protecting your UK business: an overview
As the UK government begins to lift restrictions, for many there will be a shift in the operational, financial and...
Is Corporate Governance still relevant during the Pandemic?
While the Novel Coronavirus is a humanitarian catastrophe its crippling effect on the world economy has, and will continue to...
Dutch COVID-19 Temporary Act adopted to address practical corporate governance challenges
In order to address some of the management and governance challenges faced by Dutch legal entities as a result of...
Coronavirus Legal Briefing | The EU's exit strategy for business
Welcome to Osborne Clarke's Coronavirus Legal Briefing, our newsletter on business law issues in these sombre times.
COVID-19 | Lockdown and 'walk away' clauses: Is Covid-19 a MAC event under English law?
As the UK economy contends with the coronavirus crisis, affected businesses will want to know when and whether conditions are...
Can a company director or secretary or LLP member be furloughed?
The UK government's guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was updated on 4 April 2020 to clarify how it...
Coronavirus Legal Briefing | What we're seeing
Welcome to Osborne Clarke's Coronavirus Legal Briefing, our newsletter on business law issues in these sombre times.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme 2.0: "The Overhaul"
Amid concerns that SMEs were being denied access to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and that a 'squeezed middle'...
Coronavirus A guide for your business
COVID-19 – and the measures governments have implemented to slow the spread of the virus – represent an unprecedented challenge...
Special Measures under Companies Act, 2013 and Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 proposed by Ministry of Corporate Affairs & SEBI for COVID-19
Originally published by our relationship firm BTG Legal, the legal adviser to Osborne Clarke’s clients in India, this PDF examines...
Payment difficulties: COVID-19 and options for Dutch companies experiencing financial strains
Government and financial sector initiatives can help Dutch businesses that are struggling to meet their payment obligations amid the coronavirus...
UK COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility: how does it work and which companies are eligible?
Initial details of the government's much-publicised support package has given rise to concerns that a large chunk of UK PLC...
Listed company AGMs: the COVID-19 factor
March to May in any year is typically the period during which listed companies with financial years ending on 31...
Corporate transactions: the impact of COVID-19 internationally
With coronavirus now officially categorised by the World Health Organization as a pandemic, businesses will be renewing their focus on...
Coronavirus | A guide for your business
The coronavirus represents a unique challenge for businesses playing their part in looking after staff and customers, while continuing to...
Coronavirus set to stress corporate finance arrangements
With market pressures likely to lead to many businesses triggering events of default and material adverse change clauses, it is...
How will coronavirus impact corporate transactions and reporting?
As the situation in the UK and around the world evolves rapidly, many businesses will be focussed on the immediate...
Employment Law Coffee Break | What's on the agenda in 2022, Covid-19 update and raising retirement
Remote participation at shareholders' meetings is facilitated under new Belgian company rules
The Law of 20 December 2020 amends the Belgian Code on Companies and Associations (BCCA) in order to facilitate remote...
COVID-19 and Corporate Law Considerations
The new Code for Companies and Associations (the "CCA") that was passed in 2019 introduced several key changes to corporate...
UK government legislates to shield businesses vital for public health from foreign takeovers
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the global economy and left UK businesses with critical capabilities, such as manufacturers of personal...
Investor challenges amid the Covid-19 crisis create a platform for social change
As investors turn their minds to a gradual return from lockdown, those with a focus on ESG – and how...
Future M&A in the Workforce Solutions sector: how will companies do deals and preserve value in a post lockdown world?
The attention of many businesses in the past few months has been on cash management and self-preservation. However, there are...
New law to make it easier to hold AGMs during lockdown
The government has published its Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill, which contains important measures for companies that need to hold...
Does UK government COVID-19 support come with strings attached?
Will the government impose restrictions on the activities of companies which have accessed the UK government's COVID-19 support mechanisms –...
International guide | Navigating government COVID-19 support measures
Although governments are beginning tentatively to ease lockdown restrictions, for many, it will take some time before trading returns to...
Coronavirus | Protecting your UK business: an overview
As the UK government begins to lift restrictions, for many there will be a shift in the operational, financial and...
Is Corporate Governance still relevant during the Pandemic?
While the Novel Coronavirus is a humanitarian catastrophe its crippling effect on the world economy has, and will continue to...
Dutch COVID-19 Temporary Act adopted to address practical corporate governance challenges
In order to address some of the management and governance challenges faced by Dutch legal entities as a result of...
Coronavirus Legal Briefing | The EU's exit strategy for business
Welcome to Osborne Clarke's Coronavirus Legal Briefing, our newsletter on business law issues in these sombre times.
COVID-19 | Lockdown and 'walk away' clauses: Is Covid-19 a MAC event under English law?
As the UK economy contends with the coronavirus crisis, affected businesses will want to know when and whether conditions are...
Can a company director or secretary or LLP member be furloughed?
The UK government's guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was updated on 4 April 2020 to clarify how it...
Coronavirus Legal Briefing | What we're seeing
Welcome to Osborne Clarke's Coronavirus Legal Briefing, our newsletter on business law issues in these sombre times.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme 2.0: "The Overhaul"
Amid concerns that SMEs were being denied access to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and that a 'squeezed middle'...
Coronavirus A guide for your business
COVID-19 – and the measures governments have implemented to slow the spread of the virus – represent an unprecedented challenge...
Special Measures under Companies Act, 2013 and Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 proposed by Ministry of Corporate Affairs & SEBI for COVID-19
Originally published by our relationship firm BTG Legal, the legal adviser to Osborne Clarke’s clients in India, this PDF examines...
Payment difficulties: COVID-19 and options for Dutch companies experiencing financial strains
Government and financial sector initiatives can help Dutch businesses that are struggling to meet their payment obligations amid the coronavirus...
UK COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility: how does it work and which companies are eligible?
Initial details of the government's much-publicised support package has given rise to concerns that a large chunk of UK PLC...
Listed company AGMs: the COVID-19 factor
March to May in any year is typically the period during which listed companies with financial years ending on 31...
Corporate transactions: the impact of COVID-19 internationally
With coronavirus now officially categorised by the World Health Organization as a pandemic, businesses will be renewing their focus on...
Coronavirus | A guide for your business
The coronavirus represents a unique challenge for businesses playing their part in looking after staff and customers, while continuing to...
Coronavirus set to stress corporate finance arrangements
With market pressures likely to lead to many businesses triggering events of default and material adverse change clauses, it is...
How will coronavirus impact corporate transactions and reporting?
As the situation in the UK and around the world evolves rapidly, many businesses will be focussed on the immediate...