Covid-19: France

Covid-19: France

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...
Covid-19: New Zealand

Covid-19: New Zealand

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...
Covid 19 : Port of Rotterdam

Covid 19 : Port of Rotterdam

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...
Covid-19 : Belgium

Covid-19 : Belgium

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...
Covid-19 : UAE and Middle East:

Covid-19 : UAE and Middle East:

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...
Covid-19: Canada

Covid-19: Canada

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...