Law firms across Yorkshire have developed information and resource hubs for clients and colleagues to find out the latest about the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and how they can manage during this unprecedented crisis.
Below are brief summaries of each hub and links to where they can be found. This article will be updated as and when new resources become available.
Banner Jones Solicitors
Banner Jones has looked at the key considerations that business owners and decision makers should keep in mind for the coming months when making decisions, particularly in relation to staff.
Blacks Solicitors
Blacks has created a hub of articles and advice on dealing with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This will be updated regularly as government instructions change and the situation develops.
Visit the Blacks coronavirus update hub
Chadwick Lawrence
Chadwick Lawrence has created a page where clients will find regularly updated guidance pursuant to announcements made by the government.
Visit the Chadwick Lawrence coronavirus update hub
Clarion
Clarion has written several articles offering advice and information for affected businesses and industries, including hospitality.
Visit the Clarion blog for information and advice on the coronavirus pandemic
Langleys Solicitors
Langleys has put together a booklet to give clients some helpful and practical guidance about what they need to do in a number of key areas. There are contact details for specialists in each of them.
Read Langleys’s practical guidance for businesses during the coronavirus pandemic
Lupton Fawcett
Lupton Fawcett has developed a dedicated coronavirus hub and placed all of its resources on its homepage for easy access.
View the Lupton Fawcett coronavirus hub
Pinsent Masons
Pinsent Masons has extensive support and advice available for clients on its website. The firm is also publishing weekly podcasts aimed at in-house counsel and general counsel, and will be using its Outlaw site for daily news articles and comment pieces during the coronavirus pandemic.
Visit the Pinsent Masons website and Outlaw news platform
Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs is regularly publishing guidance and advice on its Covid-19 resource hub, where readers can sign up to receive the firm’s regular bulletins.
The firm has also launched the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Contingency Risk Assessment Tool. It is inviting businesses to self-assess their contingency arrangements using the complimentary online tool, with the option to receive a contingency planning template. The self-assessment tool takes a maximum of 15 minutes to complete and, within 24 hours, those who complete it will be sent a summary, which will map the factors that they have not yet considered. Squire Patton Boggs will also send those who complete it anonymised benchmarking information collated from assessments completed by other clients and contacts.
View the Squire Patton Boggs Covid-19 resource hub
Receive the firm’s regular bulletins
View and complete the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Contingency Risk Assessment Tool
Thrive Law
Thrive Law has set up a hub of blogs and helpful guides for businesses during lockdowns. The firm also operates a free helpline via coronavirus@thrivelaw.co.uk and the firm’s founder, Jodie Hill, has created videos addressing all of the key topics
Visit the Thrive Law lockdown hub
Wake Smith Solicitors
Wake Smith Solicitors in Sheffield has created a hub of articles and advice on dealing with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This will be updated regularly as government instructions change and the situation develops. It also includes regular clarification on the company’s own working practices.
Visit the Wake Smith coronavirus hub
Walker Morris
Walker Morris has collated its articles as part of its #WMCOVID19 series, as well as the contact details of all of its specialists in affected areas.