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The Future Relationship between the UK and EU The Brexit talks will result in London this week, with parties seemingly some way apart on a number of issues. This briefing, prepared by Tolek Petch, lawyer in our trade unit, surveys the state of play as at 3 July.
Hong Kong: Directors – personal liability for companies in financial difficulties This bulletin concentrates on the ways in which directors may find themselves personally liable for the debts of a company in financial difficulties.
Transforming Interest Rate Benchmarks - Negative interest rates in a post-LIBOR world In this briefing, we consider the implications of falling and potentially negative central bank rates for interest payment obligations that reference either LIBOR or the risk-free rates designed to replace it.
Banking portfolio transfers: Key commercial and legal issues A high level overview of key commercial and legal considerations for banking portfolio transfers, in particular those involving products for high-net-worth (HNW) clients.
Transforming Interest Rate Benchmarks – While you’ve been dealing with COVID-19, transition from LIBOR continues In this briefing, we summarise what has been happening in the world of risk-free rates while treasury functions may have been dealing with more immediate challenges.
A Hard Day’s Night - lessons from lockdown Over the lockdown period, the ratio of government debt to national income in the UK has reached levels last seen when the Beatles first hit the charts. The period has been a helter skelter for many finance and treasury teams who have had to take swift...
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill: a toolkit for the Covid era and beyond? The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill contains a mixture of temporary measures necessitated by the immediate economic and practical challenges of COVID-19, and longer-term reforms to our restructuring and insolvency regime.
COVID-19: Charities and an update to UK government support An update to UK Government support to charities during COVID-19.
Strings attached? Changes to the UK Government’s CCFF and CLBIL schemes to support large businesses This morning (19/5/2020) HM Treasury announced some important changes to the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS). 
Getting the Deal Through - Debt Capital Markets (United Kingdom) 2020 UK and EU legal and regulatory framework of the debt capital markets, and factors which influence the market, including the documentation and execution of transactions.
COVID-19: What charities should consider in the COVID-19 pandemic Charities: What to consider in the current environment including UK Government support in response to COVID-19
Commercial Paper Programmes and the Bank of England’s COVID Corporate Financing Facility Corporate treasurers are currently assessing the UK Government’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF). 
The COVID Corporate Financing Facility The Bank of England has published further guidance on accessing the COVID Corporate Financing Facility together with related documentation. 
Treasury: COVID-19 Health Check Overview and insight on the most frequent questions and challenges faced by corporate treasuries related to the COVID-19 crisis. 
Treasury and ESG Strategy Sustainable impact investing is now an important driver for many financial institutions and the market for green and sustainability-linked financial products continues to grow. There are real benefits for corporates in aligning sustainable finance more...