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This briefing looks at some of the challenges for existing corporate joint ventures as well as the key issues to be considered when entering into new joint venture arrangements whilst the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are felt and in the depressed market conditions which are likely to persist for the short to medium term.
The securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Yukon recently published temporary blanket relief providing automatic extensions.
States have taken urgent and extraordinary steps to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus and to address the public health and economic crisis that the virus has caused. Some such measures are aimed directly at the need to treat those affected by the virus.
While capital markets rely on companies to provide timely and accurate information, and investors, shareholders and others rely on companies to provide financial reports that have been through a rigorous audit process, government and regulators in the UK recognise that the COVID-19 pandemic is creating huge challenges for both corporate reporting and audit processes.
The COVID-19 global health emergency has significantly impacted the ability of Australian businesses to supply services to consumers.
As business resumes in the workplace and circumstances change, American companies must be ready.
This legal update expands on and should be read in conjunction with the basic insolvency principles outlined in Part 2 (Insolvency fact sheet) of this series of legal updates. This update focusses on assisting company directors to understand their obligations under the new temporary relief measures in place during the COVID-19 crisis.
Due to the extraordinary nature of the impact of COVID-19 on senior living providers, investors in public debt are looking for insight into how these individuals are coping.
The coronavirus pandemic has required directors to navigate extreme market volatility, weakened financial markets and an uncertain business outlook. An increasing number of ASX-listed entities have had to re-evaluate their liquidity positions, with many raising capital to firm-up their balance sheets to weather the COVID-19 storm.
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