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Care homes have been at the centre of much of the controversy in relation to COVID-19 in recent weeks; with morbidity rates among the elderly being high and with serious questions hanging over Government support; testing and reporting; the availability of PPE and the severe practical challenges of implementing the necessary control measures.

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COVID-19 webinar: Returning to work - health & safety and related employment issues

With the Government announcement that outdoor markets and car showrooms across England can reopen from 1 June and all other non-essential retail – including high street shops, department stores and shopping centres – from 15 June, there are health and safety and related employment issues that need to be considered.

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COVID-19: Returning to work – Health & Safety and related employment issues

The guidance has not changed substantially following Boris Johnson’s briefing on Sunday the 11th May: employees should work from home when they can but if that is not possible then they can and should go to work unless they are in one of the sectors that has been shut down by law (hospitality and non-essential retail).

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Coronavirus: should my business be closing?

There is significant confusion about the position following multiple guidance notes and rapid legislative activity by the Government.

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Ashfords' In-House Bulletin - March 2020

March 2020

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COVID -19 - Health and Safety and Regulatory Compliance

Many employers will already have begun to get to grips with the compliance issues concerning the control of COVID-19 and all the associated employment, commercial and business continuity issues.

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Fines for Corporate Offences – On the Rise and How to React.

Regulatory compliance for in-house lawyers is a constantly shifting challenge, and modern approaches to sentencing for corporate offences have forced the issue to the top of the agenda.

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FCA to supervise cryptoasset businesses under the AML/CFT regime from 10 January 2020

The current legislation that governs the UK anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”) regime is the Money laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (“MLRs”). Despite Brexit, the UK will implement the EU Fifth Money Laundering Directive (“5MLD”) by amending the MLRs.

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Modern Slavery – How can it be tackled?

Following its introduction in 2015, the Modern Slavery Act (“the Act”) has sought to address trafficking and slavery in the UK.

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Anti-bribery Procedures – Time for a Redraft

The Bribery Act 2010 has now been in force for 8 years. Initially there were widespread fears that it would leave UK businesses at a disadvantage and that taking a business contact for dinner would be a criminal offence.

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