When the Coronavirus Bill was given royal assent on 25 March 2020, it radically transformed UK services and the rights of citizens. One particularly troubling element of this is the suspension of the Care Act 2014. Jonathan Marron, Director General of Community and Social Care at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has…

With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now reaching over 55,242 in the UK, government sanctioned lockdown remains in place. Thousands of businesses across the country are still non-functional and millions of people are out of work, struggling to pay rent. In response to the crisis, the government announced emergency legislation to safeguard renters. This…

In the wake of Brexit, from January 2021 onward, the UK immigration system will change to operate on a points system. This means that in order to live and work within the UK, individuals, whether EU-citizens or Non-EU citizens will have to fulfil a specific criteria to acquire a visa. This signals the end of…

The introduction of the Coronavirus Bill has dealt a significant blow to the essential freedoms and rights of citizens within the UK. Many civil liberties have been dialled back and restrictions placed on the most fundamental parts of daily life. A seriously concerning element of this, are the changes that have been made to the…

On 28 March 2020, Secretary of State for the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma announced that the government would be making changes to the UK’s insolvency laws. He outlined that ‘wrongful trading laws’ will be suspended, and a moratorium will be made available to companies across the UK. These proposed changes come as…

Accompanying the unprecedented UK-wide lockdown announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 23 March 2020, greater powers have been awarded to the UK’s police force. These powers allow them to enforce limitations on the public’s movement and interaction. As a result, public gatherings will be dispersed, fines will be issued if individuals don’t comply, and…

In a matter of weeks, COVID-19 has completely changed the landscape of the UK. Whether it’s how people live out their day-to-day lives, or the fundamental principles that constitute the way we are governed, life is barely recognisable. However, despite this, a change made to the UK’s abortion laws announced by the Department of Health…

On the 4th March 2020, the enhanced Domestic Abuse bill was introduced to Parliament for its first reading in the House of Commons. Along with promises to ‘further support and protect victims’ and ‘punish perpetrators,’ the bill also states that the UK government has launched a review into the ‘rough sex’ defence. This review comes…

The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving no sector in society untouched. From schools to offices, and hospitals to court rooms, the world is having to reimagine the way that day-to-day life functions. The criminal justice system is being particularly challenged by the spread of the virus. On Monday 23 March, Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett announced…

COVID-19 is having a catastrophic impact on life and business globally. And law firms are no exception. This is a challenging time for the legal sector, with big law ultimately being forced out of the office. Understandably, many law firms are concerned about what this means for business. At the time of writing some law…