Insights
Covid-19 : The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill - Overview
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The UK Government introduced the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill on 20 May 2020 with the reading of the Bill taking place in the House of Commons this Wednesday 3 June 2020. Some of the measures being introduced are temporary and designed to help companies in the short term which are facing ongoing financial pressures as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, however many of the other changes represent a more permanent and fundamental change to insolvency law in the UK.
Our Opinion - AGCC Bulletin May/June 2020
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Directors during Covid-19 : Risk? Yes ... but how much risk?
Dispute Resolution partner, Robert McDiarmid, is featured in the May/June 2020 edition of the Business Bulletin - published by Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce.
Residential Property : Covid-19 : Planning for the next Stage
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Our Residential Property Team has been working remotely throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, but with some restrictions starting to be eased in England and the Scottish Government setting out its plans to do likewise when the time is deemed to be right, we are looking to the future.
Electronic Signatures - help or a hindrance?
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With stringent social distancing measures still in place, many professionals working in the real estate industry are considering electronic signatures as an alternative method of concluding contracts and securing the execution of formal deeds. Prior to the Covid-19 lockdown, the use of electronic signatures was rare but with signatories confined to home, reliance on the traditional ‘’wet ink’’ signature approach can be a challenge.
COVID-19 The Impact on Scottish Civil Court Cases
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Updated 19 June 2020
At the beginning of June, the SCTS announced that Sheriff Court buildings were beginning to reopen (to court staff) in line with phase 1 the Scottish Government’s Covid-19 Route Map. The court staff will, over the last few weeks, have been working hard to bring as much backlogged business up to date as possible with a view to hopefully being able to start processing new non-urgent cases (with the exception of simple procedure claims and summary cause actions for the recovery of heritable property).
Covid-19 and Family Law : Alimentary obligations
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Being placed on furlough leave or sadly losing employment as a result of Covid-19 could well have an impact upon separated parties who have a written agreement or court ordered arrangement in respect of alimentary obligations, whether that be child aliment or aliment for a spouse or civil partner.
Capital Gains Tax - 30 Day Payment Deadline
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CGT - 30 Day Payment Deadline now in effect for some residential property transactions
On 6 April 2020, new rules concerning the payment of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on some residential property transactions came into effect. While HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has offered some flexibility in light of the Covid- 19 outbreak, property owners should not overlook their obligations.
Covid-19 : Working in the Residential Property Sector
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Traditionally, the Easter break conjures up images of chocolate, spending time with family and maybe even a little DIY - decorating and finally getting round to those minor repairs that have been niggling over the winter months. Often this is the time that people are looking to market their properties and move to their next home, indeed, spring is normally when the Residential Property sector is at its most active.
However this year is very different and feels that life has been turned upside down, and not just ‘home life’, but every aspect of our world. Being in the process of selling your property is an additional worry and possibly a little overwhelming at times. It is important to remember that we are still working and are here to help during this crisis.
