The impact of COVID-19 is being felt across projects of all sizes, with strain being placed on supply chains, availability of labour and the impacts of the already numerous Government driven restrictions and other directions across the globe. Undoubtedly the recent disruptions caused by COVID-19 will have effects on the ability of projects to be …
Category Archives: COVID-19: Recommendations and considerations
COVID-19: Issues for consideration
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Issue[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]What to consider[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Proper disclosure by public companies of the impact of the outbreak on the company[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Listed companies and their boards should carefully consider the impact or potential impacts of the outbreak (and action being taken in response to the outbreak) on their business. Where there is an expectation or reasonable likelihood …
ISR and COVID-19: Will your policy respond?
The rapid spread around the world of COVID-19 has no doubt caused significant disruption to businesses of all sizes and scales. Despite this significant disturbance, it is highly unlikely that any Industrial Special Risk (ISR) policy, and in particular the business interruption section of the policy, will respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have been …
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COVID-19: Mitigating the risks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What are my Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) obligations? Employers, as a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) under the WHS laws, have a primary duty of care to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers and relevant other persons. WHS controls may include encouraging increased personal …
COVID-19: What you need to know
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Termination of contracts A contract will often expressly outline the circumstances in which one or more parties to the contract may terminate it. Sometimes termination rights are conditional upon particular events or actions (such as notice requirements), so it is imperative the relevant clauses are reviewed in detail and complied with in order to …
Coronavirus – will financiers catch a cold?
The disruption of coronavirus Beyond the obvious health implications and concerns arising from the outbreak and spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the economic impacts of it are becoming increasingly apparent, and felt, as each day passes. An example of this is the Reserve Bank of Australia slashing interest rates to an unprecedented low of 0.5 percent, …
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