23 March 2021
Global Performance and its Impact on the European Hotel Sector
www.twobirds.com/en/events/global/2021/global-performance-and-its-impact-on-the-european-hotel-sector

We are pleased to invite you to our webinar, which will highlight global performance trends (including those emanating from the USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions) and how these are likely to impact the ...

11 September 2020
Singapore: COVID-19 - Recent Updates for Tenants Seeking Relief from Rental, Lease and other Real Estate Obligations in Singapore
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/singapore/recent-updates-for-tenants-seeking-relief-from-rental-lease-and-other-real-estate-obligations

COVID-19 has affected all of us in a myriad of ways. Social-distancing and work-from-home measures are now commonplace around the world – almost unthinkable just half a year ago. As we change our lifestyles, shopping ...

11 June 2020
Singapore: COVID-19 - Rental Waivers for SMEs
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/singapore/singapore-covid-19-rental-waivers-for-smes

On 5 June 2020, the Parliament of Singapore passed regulations requiring owner-landlords to provide much needed rental waivers to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facing liquidity pressures arising from ...

01 June 2020
Australia: Commercial Leasing COVID-19: Australian State Legislation Comparison – New South Wales and Victoria & Queensland
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/commercial-leasing-covid-19-australian-state-legislation-comparison-new-south-wales-and-victoria

On 7 April 2020, the National Cabinet announced the Mandatory Code of Conduct for small and medium sized commercial tenancies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (the Code). This article will focus on a comparison between ...

29 April 2020
Australia: Leasing Measures to Combat COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/australia-leasing-measures-to-combat-covid19

Update: On 24 April 2020, the New South Wales Government enacted the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2020 (NSW) (NSW Regulation) which implements the Code in New South Wales. The NSW Regulation ...

09 April 2020
COVID-19: Rental Relief in Singapore under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act of 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/singapore/covid-19-rental-relief-in-singapore-under-the-covid-19-temporary-measures-act-of-2020

It is expected that many businesses in Singapore will face difficulty paying rent during this period. As such, the government has sought to encourage landlords to be lenient with tenants who are unable to pay rent by ...

24 April 2020
COVID-19: Guide on How to Seek Rental Relief in Singapore under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act of 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/singapore/covid-19-guide-on-how-to-seek-rental-relief-in-singapore-under-the-covid-19-temporary-measures-act

Further to the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act of 2020 ("COVID-19 Act"), authorities in Singapore have urgently published important details on how to access and seek rental relief where one is unable to meet ...

29 May 2020
Australia: Commercial Leasing COVID-19 - Practical considerations for landlords and tenants
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/commercial-leasing-covid19-practical-considerations-for-landlords-and-tenants

On 7 April 2020, the National Cabinet announced the Mandatory Code of Conduct for small and medium sized commercial tenancies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (the Code). Since then several States and Territories have ...

08 February 2018
Australian Full Court rules on self-incrimination CFMEU v ABCC
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/australia/full-court-rules-on-self-incrimination-cfmeu-v-abcc

On 30 January 2018 the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia delivered its judgment in Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Australian Building and Construction Commissioner [2018] FCAFC 4.

26 May 2020
Cross-border: COVID-19 and the Hospitality Sector - The big questions facing UK hoteliers and lessons we can learn from China
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid-19-and-the-hospitality-sector-the-big-questions-facing-uk-hoteliers-and-lessons-we-can-learn

In 1976, China was hit by a devastating earthquake in the north-easterly region of Tangshan and lost its leader of thirty years, Mao Zedong. 1976 was the last time the Chinese economy recorded a contraction and, for the ...