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How to protect IP as part of a digital transformation strategy

Emerging technologies may stretch the application of IP law. Mark Ridgway, partner, and Nigel Parker, partner, discuss the role that intellectual property plays in digital transformation strategies.

Covid-19 coronavirus and global employment law: key risks you need to be aware of – part 3

Allen & Overy’s Global Employment team held the third in a series of calls on the major developments of interest when workforce planning in light of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19 coronavirus and global employment law: key risks you need to be aware of - part 2

Allen & Overy’s Global Employment team held the second in a series of calls on the major developments of interest when workforce planning in light of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19: Die wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten im Arbeitsrecht

Das deutsche Employment & Benefits-Team hat am 26.März einen Call für Mandanten veranstaltet, in dem wir angesichts der wachsenden Besorgnis um die Verbreitung des Coronavirus und der noch nicht absehbaren Auswirkungen der Pandemie auf die Wirtschaft, die häufigsten Fragen im Arbeitsrecht beantwortet haben.

Covid-19 coronavirus: are you protected under your Business Interruption Policy?

Members of Allen & Overy’s Insurance and Litigation teams held a call to discuss the extent to which business interruption policies protect against losses arising from the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. 

The call focused on: The nature of the insurance protection provided by these policies, circumstances in which cover may or may not be available and suggested future actions for clients.

Covid-19 coronavirus and global employment law: key risks you need to be aware of

Allen & Overy’s global employment team held a call on some of the major developments of interest concerning the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, and the spectrum of emerging policy and practice impacting employee relations. The call focused on some of the immediate concerns: leaves of absence, remote working and pay arrangements, as well as those mechanisms available to businesses to cut costs, whether through redundancies and layoffs or short-time working.

ATAD 2: what is the impact on the fund industry?

The second anti-tax avoidance directive (ATAD 2) applicable as of 1 January 2020 (except for reverse hybrid mismatches, applicable as of 1 January 2022) will introduce anti-hybrid rules in the European Union. ATAD 2 has a significant impact on how alternative investment funds and their underlying investments are structured. In this podcast Johanna Tschurtschenthaler (Senior Associate, Tax) and Patrick Mischo (Partner, Tax) of Allen & Overy Luxembourg will discuss the basic concepts and how the alternative investments space will be affected (both with respect to existing funds and new fund projects).

Finansowanie i restrukturyzacja w czasach pandemii: Restrukturyzacja pozasądowa w czasach pandemii

Tomasz Trocki, counsel w kancelarii Allen & Overy w Warszawie kierujący praktyką restrukturyzacji pozasądowych, w swoim nagraniu analizuje, jak restrukturyzacja konsensualna może pomóc dłużnikom oraz wierzycielom w obecnej sytuacji.

Covid-19 coronavirus and UK Employment law: staying ahead of the key risks to your workforce

The London employment team held a call on the real-time key issues caused by the recent Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak that organisations need to consider when managing their UK workforce.

We also discussed how organisations will be operating over the next three to six months.

In particular, we covered:

• The obligations of an employer.
• Pay – when it continues, when sick pay kicks in, when pay ceases.
• Possible redundancies and/or lay-offs and short-term working arrangements.
• The impact on ER processes and employment litigation.
• The requirements for flexible working.
• Employee morale.

Finansowanie i restrukturyzacja w czasach pandemii: Restrukturyzacja sądowa w czasach pandemii

Bartosz Merczyński, partner w kancelarii Allen & Overy w Warszawie kierujący warszawską praktyką bankowych sporów sądowych i upadłości, w swoim nagraniu zastanawia się, czy rozpoczynanie restrukturyzacji sądowej w czasie pandemii to dobre rozwiązanie.