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To realise the full benefit of Freeports, further infrastructure investment will be essential

03 Mar 2021

Kevin Bell, transport partner, provides his views on the Spring Budget's Freeports announcement and the further transport and infrastructure investment required.

Hot off the press! Further extension of winding-up moratorium

25 Mar 2021

As foreshadowed by the Draft Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Change of Expiry Date) Regulations 2021 the relevant period for temporary reliefs under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 has been extended to 30 June 2021. Most notably, this will mean that the current suspension of personal liability for wrongful trading and the restrictions on use of statutory demands and winding up petitions will remain in place until that date.

Budget 2021 review from a restructuring and insolvency perspective

04 Mar 2021

Jonathan Dunkley, managing associate, provide his opinion on the business support package from a restructuring and insolvency perspective.

Spring Budget 2021 – pensions changes

03 Mar 2021

n today's Budget, the Chancellor has announced that the lifetime allowance (LTA) for pension savings is being frozen at its current level of £1,073,100 until April 2026. This marks a change from recent years, when the LTA has increased in line with inflation since it was re-set to £1m in 2016/17.

Thoughts on Spring Budget energy announcements

03 Mar 2021

Richard Cockburn, partner and head of energy & natural resources, comments on the energy announcements set out in Rishi Sunak's Spring Budget.

Freeports will be a vital boost towards the UK's post COVID-19 economic and social recovery

03 Mar 2021

We are highly supportive of the government's Freeport initiative and the Chancellor's announcements today in relation to the creation of eight new style Freeports across the UK. The decision shows a real willingness to take concrete steps along the long road to levelling up the country. It will provide a vital boost towards the regeneration of parts of the country which need it most and also support their post COVID-19 economic and social recovery.

A technology lawyer's reaction to the Kalifa Review of UK Fintech

01 Mar 2021

Fresh off the press, the Kalifa Review of UK Fintech is quite breathtaking when you step back to consider the range and ambition of its recommendations. It also highlights some of the considerable challenges to the UK fintech sector in the months and years ahead as we start to re:build Britain.

Government funding for unsafe cladding - who really foots the bill?

11 Feb 2021

The discussion around building safety, and particularly the replacement of combustible cladding, continues to dominate the headlines for the construction sector. Yesterday's announcement by the government comes against a backdrop of increasing pressure to improve its existing funding arrangements, which were launched to deal with unsafe cladding in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy.

WBD talks to BBC Radio Tees as the housebuilding sector rebuilds Britain

08 Feb 2021

There's a pent-up demand in the housebuilding sector to get everything ready to go on the property market. Although the industry is trying to rebuild, external factors such as Brexit and COVID-19 are limiting the sectors supply chain with a lack of materials being imported to the UK.

Steps to rebuild construction recruitment plans for 2021

21 Jan 2021

The construction industry was quick to adapt and carry on working in 2020, but it continues to struggle with labour levels. And this is a problem that’s not going away any time soon as, due to Brexit and the new immigration system now in place, we are likely to see a reduction in the number of available EU national workers – workers which the industry has traditionally relied upon.

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