Better the devil you know – The move from LIBOR to SONIA
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Lenders are currently faced with the decision of whether to: (i) explore other proposed “risk-free” rates (“RFRs”); (ii) switch to Bank of England Base Rate; (iii) only offer fixed rates to their corporate borrowers; or (iv) explore other pricing mechanisms.
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The Government has published the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill 2021 to implement the binding arbitration scheme announced on 18 June. The scheme is intended to resolve commercial rent debts which arose as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
Consultation needed so domestic abusers cannot inherit victims’ estates
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A young man calling for a change in the law to prevent abusive partners from inheriting victims’ estates is a casualty in the trade-off between “certainty and fairness” in law.
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International measures to reduce the impact of COVID-19 are affecting foreign nationals who want to come to the UK and those who are already here and can’t leave or extend their stay.
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Does the commercialisation of genetically edited products have a future in the UK?
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The UK government announced a consultation on gene editing to consider whether the current regulations surrounding gene editing should be changed. If the regulations are changed, this could allow for the commercialisation of genetically edited products in the UK.
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