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                <title>In the Pipeline - December 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A guide to future employment and immigration law. This is our November update.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:08:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>In the Pipeline - April 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A guide to future employment and immigration law. This is our March April update.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:27:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>In the Pipeline - December 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A guide to future employment and immigration law. This is our December 2021 update.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:28:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>In the Pipeline - September 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A guide to future employment and immigration law. This is our September 2021 update.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:28:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Employment Update - September 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our September 2021 update.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:28:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19: New health and safety guidance for employers and businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 February 2021, the UK Government published its original &quot;Roadmap out of Lockdown&quot; for England, which was initially due to see a &quot;cautious but irreversible&quot; lifting of all legal limits on social contact by 21 June (if certain strict conditions were met) (the &quot;Roadmap&quot;). Following a delay in the introduction of Step 4, from 19 July the majority of remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England have been lifted, including no longer instructing people to work from home wherever possible. Step 4...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:57:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Employment Update - July 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our July 2021 update.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:57:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Covid Rent Arrears &#x2013; will the Government&#x27;s latest proposals work?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 16 June, the UK Government announced that the existing moratorium on landlords exercising forfeiture for non-payment of rents would be extended to March 2022.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:57:49 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Another extension: UK Government extends COVID-19 relief measures again</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has announced a further extension to certain protective measures for businesses which are currently in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:02:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Employment Update - May 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our May 2021 update.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 14 May 2021 13:57:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19: New Health and Safety Updates for Employers and Businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 February 2021, the UK Government published its new &quot;Roadmap out of Lockdown&quot; for England,  which could potentially see a &quot;cautious but irreversible&quot; lifting of all legal limits on social contact by 21 June if certain strict conditions are met (the &quot;Roadmap&quot;).]]></description>
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                            Mon, 10 May 2021 13:57:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Furlough extension - how does it work?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) has been extended. The Scheme, which was due to close on 31 October 2020, has now been extended until December 2020 in line with the four-week national lockdown due to begin on 5 November 2020. The Scheme has also been made more generous than it was in October 2020.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:56:29 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Employment Update - March 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our March 2021 update.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:57:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>In the Pipeline for 2021: Episode 3 - COVID-19 Developments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the next session of this bite-sized webinar series, Ailie Murray, Senior Counsel, and Elliot Roberts, Associate, take a look at COVID issues in relation to employment. Ailie and Elliot will discuss the newly announced extension of the job retention scheme. They also discuss what employers need to consider when employees eventually return to their workplace, including workplace COVID testing and how company policies might and will evolve in light of vaccinations.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:23:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19 measures</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The 2021 Budget includes an extended package of measures to help the U.K. manage the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the &#xA3;280bn of COVID relief initiatives that the government introduced between March and December 2020, many new COVID-related schemes have been introduced in this Budget.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:57:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Budget 2021: Corporate tax residence, taxable presence and COVID-19</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travel restrictions and other measures imposed or recommended by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID-related restrictions) have now been in place in the UK and elsewhere for much longer than was perhaps envisaged in early 2020.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:57:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2021 - Recap: what you may have missed</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This section of the Funds Annual Briefing 2021 recaps what you may have missed in the Funds world.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:57:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Some early clues about the interpretation of force majeure clauses in the context of COVID-19</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court&#x27;s recent judgment in Fibula Air Travel s.r.l. v Just-Us Air s.r.l. [2020] EWHC 3048 provides some early clues about how force majeure clauses might be interpreted where parties seek to rely on them as a result of difficulties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic (the &quot;Pandemic&quot;).]]></description>
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                            Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:56:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Employment Update - January 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our January 2021 update.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:54:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Practical Law: Negotiation in the perfect storm: COVID-19 and defined benefit pension schemes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Writing for Practical Law, Partners Peter Hughes and David James, as well as Consultant Charlotte Feld, consider the impact of COVID-19 on relations between corporate employer groups and defined benefit (DB) pension scheme trustees, outlining the key factors that may influence negotiations regarding the &quot;employer covenant&quot;.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:22:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19 losses &#x2013; will business interruption insurers be ordered to pay? (Part 2)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 20 July 2020, the first trial under the Financial Markets Test Case Scheme (Scheme) began in the English Commercial Court before Lord Justice Flaux and Mr. Justice Butcher. The case is being brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against eight insurers who have either denied claims and/or remain in dispute with policyholders claiming under non-damage business interruption (NDBI) policies for losses suffered as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. Two policyholder actions groups, t...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:56:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>2020: A new PIPE-line?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the current economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, PIPEs offer a potential lifeline for UK listed companies.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:55:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Employment Update - November 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our November 2020 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:56:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Furlough Scheme Extended Further</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor has today announced increased support for employers under the new Job Support Scheme (JSS).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 05 Nov 2020 13:56:31 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19: Job Support Scheme Q&amp;A</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Job Support Scheme (JSS) is a government-funded scheme that provides a partial contribution to wages for employers whose operations are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:56:27 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK Anti-Bribery and Corruption Newsletter - Autumn 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the latest edition of our Anti-Bribery Newsletter, our regular review of developments in the fight against bribery and corruption in the UK and other jurisdictions.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:56:25 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>New Improved Job Support Scheme</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor has today announced increased support for employers under the new Job Support Scheme (JSS).]]></description>
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                            Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:56:25 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>JIBFL: Debt for equity swaps: a key restructuring tool in the post COVID-19 era</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this article Natalie Scoones, George Weavil and Jessica Kemp discuss why a debt for equity swap is likely to play a role in many restructurings that result from the downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:02:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19: Working from home update</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 September 2020, the Prime Minister announced a change in the Government&#x27;s approach to working from home, in light of the recent spike in cases recorded across the UK.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:56:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Employment Update - September 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our September 2020 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:56:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19: Recent case round-up</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unparalleled disruption to the judiciary, which has been presented with logistical hurdles as well as acute legal issues to tackle.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 07 Sep 2020 14:35:27 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Job Retention Bonus - Further Details</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor recently announced a new Job Retention Bonus for employers as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) winds down. The bonus aims to incentivise employers to retain furloughed staff when the CJRS closes on 31 October 2020. Government guidance has now been published setting out further details of the bonus.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:56:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19 losses &#x2013; will business interruption insurers be ordered to pay? (Part 1)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 20 July 2020, the first trial under the Financial Markets Test Case Scheme (Scheme) began in the English Commercial Court before Lord Justice Flaux and Mr. Justice Butcher. The case is being brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against eight insurers who have either denied claims and/or remain in dispute with policyholders claiming under non-damage business interruption (NDBI) policies for losses suffered as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. Two policyholder actions groups, t...]]></description>
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                            Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:56:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>EC &#x27;Quick Fixes&#x27; &#x2013; MiFID II and securitisations</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has adopted a number of limited measures designed to reduce some of the burdens which firms face under MiFID II and in relation to securitisations.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:56:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Maximum 30 page prospectus for post IPO share issues proposed</title>
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                            Mon, 03 Aug 2020 13:56:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Furlough Update: Furlough and Redundancy</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Today, the Government has announced a new law which is designed to ensure that employees made redundant during furlough receive statutory notice and redundancy pay based on their full pay, rather than any reduced furlough rate.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:51:59 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Test and Trace: ten questions for employers</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The questions below cover key considerations for employers in relation to the NHS Test and Trace scheme. We have also produced a Q&amp;A document covering key considerations for businesses in relation to their customers under the Test and Trace scheme, which is available here.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:56:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/test-and-trace-ten-questions-for-employers/</link>
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                <title>Test and Trace: collecting personal data about customers</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Much has been made in the press recently of the additional burdens which Government guidance has placed on businesses, particularly in the leisure and hospitality sectors, in terms of the personal data which they will have to collect about their customers and guests as they ease out of lockdown.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:56:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/test-and-trace-collecting-personal-data-about-customers/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: Government easements for businesses and employer liability considerations</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 11 May 2020 the Government published practical guidance for employers on how to keep its workforce safe.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:56:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-government-easements-for-businesses-and-employer-liability-considerations/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: Government guidance on transitioning back to normal on public contracts</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the supply of goods or services to public bodies under existing contracts has in certain cases needed to be reduced.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:56:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-government-guidance-on-transitioning-back-to-normal-on-public-contracts/</link>
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                <title>JIBFL: In Practice - Approaches of lenders and borrowers in the speciality finance space to the COVID-19 pandemic</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:56:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jibfl-in-practice-approaches-of-lenders-and-borrowers-in-the-speciality-finance-space-to-the-covid-19-pandemic/</link>
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                <title>Employment Update - July 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our July 2020 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Jul 2020 13:55:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-july-2020/</link>
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                <title>Mini-Budget: Plan for Jobs</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 8th July the Chancellor delivered a &quot;Plan for Jobs&quot; aimed at stimulating the British economy, in particular the flagging hospitality sector and lacklustre housing market.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:55:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mini-budget-plan-for-jobs/</link>
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                <title>The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the &quot;Act&quot;) received Royal Assent on 25 June 2020 following a fast-tracked legislative process, with the majority of provisions taking effect from 26 June 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 03 Jul 2020 15:03:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-corporate-insolvency-and-governance-act-2020/</link>
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                <title>Anti-bribery and Corruption during COVID-19: key compliance steps</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Bribery and corruption risks are often elevated in times of crisis and affect all aspects of the compliance world.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:55:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/anti-bribery-and-corruption-during-covid-19-key-compliance-steps/</link>
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                <title>Industry cooperation &amp; competition after lockdown</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In response to the COVID-19 lockdown, certain limited forms of cooperation which would normally infringe competition law have been permitted for businesses such as supermarkets.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:55:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/industry-cooperation-competition-after-lockdown/</link>
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                <title>CJRS changes and flexible furlough - how will it work? (last updated 1 July)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Read our Q&amp;A on the latest guidance issued by the Government on how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will change in the coming weeks.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:55:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cjrs-changes-and-flexible-furlough-how-will-it-work/</link>
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                <title>A shift to a more permanent working from home arrangement? Key Health &amp; Safety considerations</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:55:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-shift-to-a-more-permanent-working-from-home-arrangement-key-health-safety-considerations/</link>
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                <title>Welcome news: Further delay to the introduction of the domestic VAT reverse charge for certain construction services</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The government has today announced that the new domestic reverse charge to be implemented for certain construction services will, again, be delayed.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 09 Jun 2020 13:55:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/welcome-news-further-delay-to-the-introduction-of-the-domestic-vat-reverse-charge-for-certain-construction-services/</link>
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                <title>Stakeholder capitalism &#x2013; is the Davos Manifesto still relevant post-COVID-19?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 09 Jun 2020 13:55:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/stakeholder-capitalism-is-the-davos-manifesto-still-relevant-post-covid-19/</link>
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                <title>2020: the return of turnover rents? Lessons from CVAs in the retail and casual dining sector</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following the decisions of Debenhams and Instant Cash in 2019, 2020 looked to be an uncertain year for the landlord CVA.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 09 Jun 2020 13:55:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/2020-the-return-of-turnover-rents-lessons-from-cvas-in-the-retail-and-casual-dining-sector/</link>
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                <title>Taxation of Covid-19 support payments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[HMRC is consulting on draft legislation to tax business support grants that have been made in connection with Covid-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Jun 2020 13:55:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/taxation-of-covid-19-support-payments/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19 and UK merger control: five key points</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Competition and Markets Authority has made it clear that it will not relax key UK merger control rules in response to COVID-19, although it recognises that some adjustments may be required.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 29 May 2020 14:31:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-and-uk-merger-control-five-key-points/</link>
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                <title>Furlough &#x2013; further details announced</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced further details of how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will change in the coming months.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 29 May 2020 13:55:49 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/furlough-further-details-announced/</link>
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                <title>Cabinet Office guidance calls for responsible contractual behaviour in light of Covid-19</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Cabinet Office has issued non-statutory guidance on responsible contractual behaviour in the context of the emergency.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 26 May 2020 13:55:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cabinet-office-guidance-calls-for-responsible-contractual-behaviour-in-light-of-covid-19/</link>
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                <title>Key practicalities for remote hearings</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The transition towards a digitalised legal system has long been on HMCTS cards, however it is only now that real strides have been taken to achieve this.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 19 May 2020 13:55:42 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/key-practicalities-for-remote-hearings/</link>
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                <title>Executive Pay - Building it Back Better?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In his International Mother Earth Day message, UN Secretary General, Ant&#xF3;nio Guterres, urged governments to turn the worldwide recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic into &quot;a real opportunity to do things right for the future&quot;]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 14 May 2020 15:02:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/executive-pay-building-it-back-better/</link>
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                <title>JIBFL: In Practice - COVID-19 and the impact on financial covenants</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this In Practice article Finance partner Donald Lowe and Knowledge Counsel James Bell examine the impact of COVID 19 on financial covenants.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 13 May 2020 13:55:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jibfl-in-practice-covid-19-and-the-impact-on-financial-covenants/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: a checklist of ways to dig yourself out of a contractual hole</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Two former Supreme Court judges have suggested that, given the the current crisis, a &quot;more creative&quot; approach may be needed in assessing contractual disputes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 12 May 2020 13:55:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>COVID-19: returning to work - Health &amp; Safety considerations - UK Government&#x27;s COVID-19 &#x27;Recovery Strategy&#x27; and &#x27;Secure&#x27; Guidelines</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following the announcement made by the Prime Minister on 10 May 2020, the UK Government published on 11 May 2020 its COVID-19 Recovery Strategy (&quot;Recovery Strategy&quot;) and &#x2018;COVID-19 Secure&#x2019; Guidelines (&quot;Secure Guidelines&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 12 May 2020 14:37:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-returning-to-work-health-safety-considerations-uk-governments-covid-19-recovery-strategy-and-secure-guidelines/</link>
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                <title>Contact tracing apps: one way out of lockdown</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Contact tracing apps have been making headlines around the world and are now set to form part of the UK Government&#x27;s strategy for exiting from lockdown and unlocking the economy until a vaccine or effective treatment for those infected with COVID-19 is found.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 May 2020 13:55:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/contact-tracing-apps-one-way-out-of-lockdown/</link>
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                <title>Asset Management Toolkit: COVID-19 Response</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The global COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented situation that will have a long-term impact on the asset management industry.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 May 2020 13:55:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/asset-management-toolkit-covid-19-response/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: returning to work - Health and Safety considerations for employers and businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following the announcement made by the Prime Minister on 10 May 2020, the UK Government published its COVID-19 Recovery Strategy (&quot;Recovery Strategy&quot;) and COVID-19 Secure Guidelines (&quot;Secure Guidelines&quot;) on 11 May 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 May 2020 09:56:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>Modern Slavery Update: Reporting during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) period</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act (&quot;MSA&quot;), certain businesses are required to publish an annual modern slavery statement setting out the steps they take to prevent&#xA0; modern slavery in their business and their supply chains.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 May 2020 13:55:35 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Employment Update - May 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Key employment and business immigration developments for employers. This is our May 2020 update.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 May 2020 13:55:36 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19: impact on the legal landscape</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There has been a temporary, but relatively significant, lull in disputes activity since the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK with full force in mid-March.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 05 May 2020 13:55:35 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Pension transfers in the time of coronavirus</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Fill in the form to request this document on pension transfers in the time of coronavirus.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 05 May 2020 17:22:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Covid-19 and relaxing the lockdown: what do UK businesses need to consider?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government is under increasing pressure to set out how it proposes to manage a possible easing of the Covid-19 lockdown in order to allow more everyday activities to resume, particularly economic activity.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:36:31 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19: Rent mitigation negotiations between landlords and tenants</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Tenants are approaching their landlords to ask for assistance in mitigating their financial situations.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:55:22 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19: Considerations for tenants</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Many commercial tenants urgently need to reduce their rent payments and other payments due under their leases. The Coronavirus Act 2020 (the &quot;CA&quot;) which protects commercial tenants from eviction for non-payment of rent has given tenants some security.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:55:30 &#x2B;0000
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                    <description><![CDATA[Tenants are approaching their landlords to ask for assistance in mitigating their financial outgoings.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:55:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COVID-19 economic stimulus packages - can we build back better?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The economic impact of COVID-19 is expected to be unprecedented, but so are government promises to help economies recover from that impact.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:55:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>International tracker - COVID-19 restrictions (last updated 28 July)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This map indicates the level of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic on a country-by-country basis.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:55:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Proposed future fund loans to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on innovative companies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 20 April 2020, the Government announced a new scheme to issue convertible loans to innovative companies which are facing financial difficulties due to COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:55:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Pensions Regulator guidance on coronavirus related issues</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator has published several pieces of guidance for trustees, employers and administrators on Coronavirus related issues.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:55:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pensions-regulator-guidance-on-coronavirus-related-issues/</link>
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                <title>Coronavirus - Pensions Regulator guidance</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:22:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-pensions-regulator-guidance/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-pensions-regulator-guidance/</guid>
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                <title>Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: automatic enrolment pensions contributions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is a government-funded scheme that provides a contribution towards wage costs for employers who stand staff down as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:55:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-automatic-enrolment-pensions-contributions/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-automatic-enrolment-pensions-contributions/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: UK and EU&#x27;s actions to circumvent sanctions speak louder than US words</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 31 March 2020 France, Germany and the UK confirmed that the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) had successfully concluded its first transaction.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:55:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-uk-and-eus-actions-to-circumvent-sanctions-speak-louder-than-us-words/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-uk-and-eus-actions-to-circumvent-sanctions-speak-louder-than-us-words/</guid>
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                <title>The impact of COVID-19 delays on developments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Developers are assessing what impact the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Government&#x27;s response to it, will have on their current construction works in England.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:55:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-impact-of-covid-19-delays-on-developments/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-impact-of-covid-19-delays-on-developments/</guid>
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            <item>
                <title>Homeworking: Health &amp; Safety Considerations, Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Published government guidance and public announcements in light of COVID-19 state that businesses should encourage their employees to work at home]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:30:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/homeworking-health-safety-considerations-coronavirus-covid-19-updates/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/homeworking-health-safety-considerations-coronavirus-covid-19-updates/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: regulatory measures for financial services firms</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As COVID-19 continues to impact daily life, the Financial Conduct Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority are working to try and mitigate its impact on the financial markets, financial services firms and their customers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:55:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/regulatory-measures-for-financial-services-firms/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/regulatory-measures-for-financial-services-firms/</guid>
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            <item>
                <title>Corporate tax residence, taxable presence and COVID-19</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Companies with an international footprint will need to ensure that their tax residence is not affected by travel restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:55:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-tax-residence-taxable-presence-and-covid-19/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-tax-residence-taxable-presence-and-covid-19/</guid>
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            <item>
                <title>How is COVID-19 affecting the Brexit negotiations?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing examines what&#x27;s been happening in the Brexit negotiations, what can (and can&#x27;t) be done by video conference and the prospects for an extension.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:55:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/how-is-covid-19-affecting-the-brexit-negotiations/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/how-is-covid-19-affecting-the-brexit-negotiations/</guid>
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            <item>
                <title>Listed companies: FCA equity fundraising measures</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the FCA announced a series of measures aimed at helping listed companies to access capital through equity fundraisings.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:55:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/listed-companies-fca-equity-fundraising-measures/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/listed-companies-fca-equity-fundraising-measures/</guid>
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            <item>
                <title>Investment Insights for Pension Funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This inaugural edition of Investment Insights for Pension Funds is devoted to the current economic crisis caused by COVID-19. Experts from across the firm share their insights on how companies are being affected, the actions they are taking, and the implications for investors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:55:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investment-insights-for-pension-funds/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investment-insights-for-pension-funds/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: FCA&#x27;s expectations under SMCR</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out its expectations of solo-regulated firms under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:55:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-fcas-expectations-under-smcr/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-fcas-expectations-under-smcr/</guid>
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                <title>Steering your company through uncertain times (AIM companies)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COVID-19 has been a shock to the system of even the best capitalised companies, with cashflow squeezes causing most companies to consider their funding positions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:55:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/steering-your-company-through-uncertain-times-aim-companies/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/steering-your-company-through-uncertain-times-aim-companies/</guid>
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                <title>Steering your company through uncertain times (Official List companies)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COVID-19 has been a shock to the system of even the best capitalised companies, with cashflow squeezes causing most companies to consider their funding positions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:55:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/steering-your-company-through-uncertain-times-official-list-companies/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/steering-your-company-through-uncertain-times-official-list-companies/</guid>
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                <title>Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - Pension aspects</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Under the Government funded Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the &quot;CJRS&quot;), employers will, with effect from 1 March 2020, be able to claim a contribution towards the employment costs of a furloughed employee.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:55:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-pension-aspects/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-pension-aspects/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Liquidity, liquidity, liquidity</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Over the last 4 weeks, in the face of COVID-19 the worldwide economy has experienced the sorts of pressures not seen since the Great Depression.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:41:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-liquidity-liquidity-liquidity/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-liquidity-liquidity-liquidity/</guid>
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                <title>Stamp duty: Temporary COVID-19 procedures</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[HMRC have introduced temporary procedures for the payment of stamp duty on, and the stamping of, stock transfer forms and other instruments of transfer.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:55:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/stamp-duty-temporary-covid-19-procedures/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/stamp-duty-temporary-covid-19-procedures/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Procurement by public bodies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this note, we look at recent UK government guidance and highlight the key points, both for bidding businesses and for contracting authorities.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:26:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-procurement-by-public-bodies/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-procurement-by-public-bodies/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19 &amp; competition law - guidance from UK regulator</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As COVID-19 continues to spread across the UK, competition law is being relaxed for supermarkets, allowing them to cooperate more than would normally be possible.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:55:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-competition-law-guidance-from-uk-regulator/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-competition-law-guidance-from-uk-regulator/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Insolvency law proposals for mitigating the short-term effects on viable businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There have been increasing concerns in recent weeks that UK insolvency law does not accommodate the short-term impact of COVID-19 on many businesses.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:55:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-insolvency-law-proposals-for-mitigating-the-short-term-effects-on-viable-businesses/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-insolvency-law-proposals-for-mitigating-the-short-term-effects-on-viable-businesses/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Updates from OFGEM and OFWAT</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Ofwat and Ofgem has published guidance to consumers and industry which gives insight into the approach the regulators are taking in response to COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:55:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-updates-from-ofgem-and-ofwat/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-updates-from-ofgem-and-ofwat/</guid>
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                <title>Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (last updated 3 June)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This Q&amp;A provides information for employers and employees about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:55:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Regulatory and Government Guidance for UK Aviation and Ports</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has taken a significant toll on both the aviation and maritime sectors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:55:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-regulatory-and-government-guidance-for-uk-aviation-and-ports/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-regulatory-and-government-guidance-for-uk-aviation-and-ports/</guid>
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                <title>Delay to the Off-Payroll reforms &#x2013; What does it mean for your business?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 17 March, the Government announced that the changes to the Off-Payroll rules would be delayed by one year as in light of the coronavirus outbreak.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:55:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/delay-to-the-off-payroll-reforms-what-does-it-mean-for-your-business/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/delay-to-the-off-payroll-reforms-what-does-it-mean-for-your-business/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: issues for treasurers - derivatives and hedging</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The ever increasing restrictions on movement and forced physical closures of businesses as a result of COVID-19 are a serious challenge to businesses.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:56:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-issues-for-treasurers-derivatives-and-hedging/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-issues-for-treasurers-derivatives-and-hedging/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: UK Government assistance available to businesses (last updated 3 July)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has announced an unprecedented stimulus package to help support businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:18:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-new-uk-government-assistance-available-to-businesses/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-new-uk-government-assistance-available-to-businesses/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Health and Safety Guidance for Employers, Employees and Businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has just updated its guidance for Employers, Employees and Businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:55:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-health-and-safety-guidance-for-employers-employees-and-businesses/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-health-and-safety-guidance-for-employers-employees-and-businesses/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Guidance on Critical Workers</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government has published its list of &quot;key workers&quot; whose work is considered critical to the COVID-19 response.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:55:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-guidance-on-critical-workers/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-guidance-on-critical-workers/</guid>
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                <title>Coronavirus &#x2013; issues for business</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The global spread of coronavirus (now officially called Covid-19) presents a number of challenges to the UK business community.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:55:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-issues-for-business/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-issues-for-business/</guid>
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                <title>Professional Pensions: Isolation does not mean we are alone</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As the UK&#x27;s workforce works from home, Andy Lewis looks at how the pensions industry can respond together to COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:55:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/professional-pensions-isolation-does-not-mean-we-are-alone/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/professional-pensions-isolation-does-not-mean-we-are-alone/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: immigration implications (updated 3 September)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU has closed its external borders to non &quot;essential&quot; travel for 30 days. Many countries are taking similar precautions to reduce the spread of COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:55:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-immigration-implications/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-immigration-implications/</guid>
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                <title>Will COVID-19 change the UK&#x27;s Brexit strategy?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Although the UK has left the EU, change will only take place after the transition period has expired and the UK has moved to a new relationship with the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:55:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/will-covid-19-change-the-uks-brexit-strategy/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/will-covid-19-change-the-uks-brexit-strategy/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: considerations for portfolio companies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The purpose of this note is to focus on issues that could particularly affect portfolio companies of private equity and other financial investors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:34:44 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-considerations-for-portfolio-companies/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-considerations-for-portfolio-companies/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Checklist for pension scheme trustees</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 outbreak has made many aspects of our lives more difficult but pension scheme members are relying on scheme administration continuing as normal.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:55:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-checklist-for-pension-scheme-trustees/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-checklist-for-pension-scheme-trustees/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: CQC and Public Health England&#x27;s response to risk in the residential care home sector</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Care Quality Commission has written to all health and social care providers about how they were adapting their regulatory approach in response to COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:46:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-cqc-and-public-health-englands-response-to-risk-in-the-residential-care-home-sector/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-cqc-and-public-health-englands-response-to-risk-in-the-residential-care-home-sector/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: changes to the planning regime to help suppliers and businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Local authorities have been advised by Central Government to resist enforcing planning restrictions on deliveries to retailers and distribution centres.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:55:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-changes-to-the-planning-regime-to-help-suppliers-and-businesses/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-changes-to-the-planning-regime-to-help-suppliers-and-businesses/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: protecting personal data while protecting your employees</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing highlights some key considerations under the GDPR for businesses that process personal data.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:55:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-protecting-personal-data-while-protecting-your-employees/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-protecting-personal-data-while-protecting-your-employees/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: closing the deal when the office is closed</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Given the potential business disruption caused by the COVID-19 Coronavirus, we discuss signing and closing logistics when signatories are forced to work remotely.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:03:18 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-closing-the-deal-when-the-office-is-closed/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-closing-the-deal-when-the-office-is-closed/</guid>
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                <title>AGMs and dividends 2020: COVID-19 implications</title>
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                            Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:55:19 &#x2B;0000
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                    <description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 crisis is moving at an alarming pace and it may only be a matter of time before the UK Government announces measures to try to contain its spread.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:55:15 &#x2B;0000
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