Monthly Archive: May 2020
Extension of Mortgage Holidays – ‘More Breathing Space’
With the lockdown continuing, the mortgage holidays introduced in March by the Treasury and FCA rules have now been extended until 31st October 2020. This new guidance has been brought into force this week. Lenders were obliged to grant a … Read more…
May NWHR Employment & HR Update
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme update The Government has published a number of versions of its guidance for employers and employees on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (‘CJRS’), separate guidance on employees taking annual leave and, most recently at the time … Read more…
Equal Pay – 50 years on
There have been a number of changes with Equal Pay over the past 50 years. Elizabeth Judson outlines the changes to Employment Law below. The Equal Pay Act The Equal Pay Act 1970 (‘the Act’) received Royal Assent on 29 … Read more…
£500m Future Fund launched to support early stage Businesses and Investment
The UK Government has announced further details about its Future Fund — and opened the scheme to applications this Wednesday. The £500m fund, of which the Treasury will stump up £250m, will issue convertible loans to startups to help them … Read more…
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2019-20
On Wednesday (20 May 2020) the Government published its latest effort to counteract the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2019-21. The Government’s aim is for this Bill to receive Royal … Read more…
Support for Businesses during the COVID-19 crisis
We recently circulated a blog that aimed to summarise the various key business support options, that the Government was putting into place to support businesses through the coronavirus lockdown period and beyond. This then is both an update on those … Read more…
Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended to the end of October 2020
Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended to the end of October 2020 On 12 May 2020 the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) responding to fears that employers would make vast numbers of … Read more…
All change . . . No as you were!
Tiny Steps The Prime Minister’s much-anticipated speech last Sunday night did not really live up to the billing the press had irresponsibly given it; and quite rightly so, we remain in the firm grip of a killer disease. For business … Read more…
Baby News at DTM Legal. Bundles of joy!
Baby news at DTM Legal! We are delighted to announce two new bundles of joy into the world in a time of lockdown! Robin Sharp, Senior Associate in the Commercial Property Team and his wife Louise and Bonnie Dutton, Trainee … Read more…
Elizabeth Judson joins the Employment & HR Team
DTM Legal has expanded the Employment & HR Team. Despite the uncertain times, we are delighted to welcome Elizabeth Judson to DTM Legal. Elizabeth brings her wealth of experience in advising employers and senior executives on a wide range of … Read more…
IHT planning in the current climate
In globally uncertain economic times, can the fall in global stock markets be an opportunity for inheritance tax planning to preserve assets for future generations of your family? Gifts to individuals made during your lifetime are potentially exempt from inheritance … Read more…
DTM Legal secures Cyber Security Accreditation
DTM Legal’s ongoing commitment to data security and client confidentiality secures Cyber Essentials Accreditation. Cyber Essential Scheme is an official UK wide, Government-backed certification that is awarded to businesses who have made their IT infrastructure secure by guarding against cyber … Read more…
Construction continuing during lockdown
The Government’s lockdown announcement on 23 March 2020 was not a requirement for all constructions sites to cease operations. Some sites closed, others did not and now we have some sites opening, others not. The position under the building contract … Read more…
