by Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19
Florent Vigny, Causidicor, France France is officially for two months in “a state of health emergency” (JORF n°0072 du 24 mars 2020 texte n° 2. LOI n° 2020-290 du 23 mars 2020 d’urgence pour faire face à l’épidémie de covid-19). This special Law was...
by Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19
Pauline Davies, Fee Langstone, New Zealand New Zealand went into full lockdown at 11.59pm on Wednesday, 25 March. Everyone is required to stay at the address where they spent the night of 25 March for the next four weeks, with the government indicating that the...
by Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19
Which processes and occupations in the port are considered vital? In response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the Dutch government has identified a number of crucial occupations and vital processes in the Netherlands that need to be maintained. Which...
by Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19
Adry Poelmans, Van Doosselaere Avocaten, Belgium The situation in Belgium is comparable to the measures taken in the rest of the world. On the 19thof March a lockdown in facts came into force. The Belgian government is reluctant on calling the current situation a full...
by Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19
Jean-Michel Moriniere, Al Aidarous Advocates, Abu Dhabi – Dubai I. Overall situation In the Middle East, the most impacted country so far is Iran (Ranking 6th in the world for positive cases and 4th by fatalities). In descending order of impact, but far behind Iran’s...
by Editor | Mar 21, 2020 | COVID-19
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Please be advised that our office will be closed and all staff on reduced hours until further notice. Ontario Courts Partial Shutdown: The Ontario Superior Court and Provincial Courts are shutting...