COVID-19 Update | Payne Hicks Beach

The use of ADR during the coronavirus pandemic

We are currently living through a time of continuing great uncertainty. There is no doubt we will feel the social and economic effects imposed on us by the coronavirus for ...

Child Maintenance during Covid 19 – Who will support the children whilst the Government is supporting us?

In the last few weeks, we have all had to absorb a great deal of change to every aspect of our lives, including our working lives, which, in turn, have ...

Emergency measures and the Coronavirus pandemic

“Stay at Home, protect our NHS and save lives” has been the message in England since 23 March 2020 as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic which has gripped ...

Claiming asylum from democratic countries

Where a displaced person originates from a war-torn country or faces persecution from a regime that is widely viewed as authoritarian, the path to obtaining asylum is relatively easy to ...

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants affected by Covid-19

The coronavirus emergency has caused significant concern for UK businesses. This is particularly so for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)migrants whose customers and employment of resident workers not only affects their revenue, ...

eprivateclient: Independent Schools - can parents get refunds for school closures due to COVID-19?

Article by Ane Vernon, Partner and schools and education specialist lawyer, and Harriet Keown, Trainee Solicitor, in the Dispute Resolution department at Payne Hicks Beach, in ...

The FT: Navigating the lockdown causes step-families further stress

Comments by Sarah Williams, Legal Director and Head of Surrogacy, Fertility, Adoption & Modern Family in the Family department at Payne Hicks Beach feature in the article discussing ...

Daily Mail Money: I’m a full-time temp but my agency won’t furlough-me

Answer by Chris Weaver, Senior Associate in the Employment department at Payne Hicks Beach, in which he addresses whether a full-time temp worker is ...

Covid-19: cancelled weddings and pre-nuptial agreements

The impact of Covid-19 is both unprecedented and extensive in its reach. It has affected many areas of daily life, most devastatingly being the loss of human life. ...

Cohabitation and coronavirus

U.K. couples living in separate homes should either stay apart or move in together under social isolation rules designed to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. “Make your ...

Wide definition of political persecution in asylum claims

The question of what amounts to ‘political persecution’ under the rubric of asylum protection is constantly evolving. Powerful individuals are all too willing to exploit their political connections ...

Could Coronavirus unravel financial agreements and orders?

The novel Coronavirus In December 2019 China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan Province which led to the identification of the novel coronavirus. On 23 January 2020 Wuhan was ...

Coronavirus and Child Arrangements

“Where coronavirus restrictions cause the letter of a court order to be varied, the spirit of the order should nevertheless be delivered by making safe alternative arrangements for the ...

Abuse of the Interpol system

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the planet to grind to a halt and will have a lasting economic impact. Whilst the severity of this impact remains to be seen, we ...

Coronavirus and Immigration – an update

This article is correct as of 7 April 2020. This is an update to our article on 26 March 2020 accessible here. On 2 April 2020 the Home Office made further announcements on concessions to ...

Political asylum and Russian extradition requests

As asylum lawyers with extensive experience of corporate raiding cases involving parallel extradition requests, our overriding view has always been that the best way to guarantee protection from persecution is ...

Alternatives to redundancy and the importance of following a fair process

Redundancies may seem the only option for employers wanting to stay afloat in the current climate, however there are many different routes an employer can go down before having to ...