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Tapping your shareholders: rights issues best practice Best practice for rights issues and other equity raises as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores the key aspects that companies should consider if they are planning to undertake a large equity raise, like a rights issue, as a result of the COVID-19... 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 This briefing focuses on the key considerations for the charity sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, including what issues charities should be ... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter European Commission publishes Temporary Framework for assessing antitrust issues related to business cooperation in response to Covid-19 The European Commission issued a Temporary Framework communication which sets out the criteria that the Commission wi... Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Compensation for Employer Pension Contributions COVID-19; CJRS; Compensation for employer pension contributions; calculation of employer pension compensation; salary sacrifice arrangements; amending DC arrangements In this pensions update on COVID-19 we cover a number of developments on the compensati... Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – HMRC guidance updated (again) HMRC issued a further revised version of their guidance for employers and employees on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). HMRC issued a further revised version of their guidance for employers and employees on the Coronavirus Job Retention Schem... Conglomerates beware: Parent company implicated for subsidiary’s role in booksellers cartel Client briefing regarding the Hong Kong Competition Commission’s enforcement action against an alleged textbook cartel (action brought on 20 March 2020) This briefing contains a summary of the Hong Kong Competition’s sixth enforcement action.... Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Treasury Direction issued The Treasury has published the legal framework for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). On 15 April 2020 the Treasury published the legal framework for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which is in the form of a Treasury Direction unde... 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).  We have prepared a toolkit for the Association of Corporate Treasurers which explains how the CCFF works and the steps that a corporat... COVID-19: The Pensions Regulator's Announced Easements This update examines the Pensions Regulator's announcement of further easements for pension schemes as a result of the impact of COVID-19 that will stay in place until at least 30 June 2020.       Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: further updates We discuss HMRC's further update to their employer and employee guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Yesterday evening HMRC issued a further update to their employer and employee guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). ...