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Please note, this microsite is no longer being updated. Any covid-related content can now be found within the main website.

At the LMA we recognise the unprecedented challenges posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for market participants throughout the syndicated loan market. We are committed to supporting our members through these challenging times and have set up our dedicated Covid-19 microsite to provide up-to-date and relevant legal, regulatory and market news, articles and digital content relating to Covid-19.

Latest News

High Court: Judgment upheld for non-payment of rent and service charges during UK government pandemic restrictions

On 16 April 2021, the UK High Court held that the landlord of a shopping centre (L) was entitled to summary judgment against its retailer tenant (T) for rent and service charge arrears incurred while the UK Government's COVID-19 measures had restricted T's ability to trade.

UK Government publishes call for evidence on commercial rents and COVID-19

The overall aim of the call for evidence is to understand how landlords are responding to the build-up of rent arrears that occurred as a result of businesses being unable to trade normally during the Covid-19 pandemic.

ECB publishes speech on NPL management in the context of COVID-19

On 18 March 2021, the European Central Bank (the ECB) published a speech by a Member of their Supervisory Board, Elizabeth McCaul, about the management of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

16 April 2021High Court: Judgment upheld for non-payment of rent and service charges during UK government pandemic restrictions

06 April 2021UK Government publishes call for evidence on commercial rents and COVID-19

18 March 2021ECB publishes speech on NPL management in the context of COVID-19

04 February 2021UK Finance PSL network publishes checklist on managing electronic signing process on a finance transaction using an online platform

02 December 2020Covid-19: EBA reactivates guidelines on legislative and non-legislative moratoria

02 November 2020Covid-19: UK Government further extends Coronavirus Business Support Schemes and introduces BBLS top-up option

02 November 2020Covid-19: FCA draft further guidance to support mortgage borrowers

05 October 2020Covid-19: FCA launches digital sandbox pilot

28 September 2020Covid-19: UK - Certain temporary coronavirus provisions under Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act to be terminated

25 September 2020Covid-19: British Business Bank confirms changes to 'undertaking in difficulty' guidance under CBILS and CLBILS

Briefings

22 December 2020COVID-19 Update: Changes to the EU Securitisation Regulations and the Capital Requirements Regulation

24 September 2020UK Government extends emergency legislation providing flexibility and certainty to companies for holding general meetings until 30 December

15 September 2020German Federal Government Submits Proposed Amendment to COVInsAG

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