Businesses confront the most significant challenge in a generation as their markets shrink, change or disappear. Having navigated the initial phase of the crisis implementing a series of cost saving and liquidity measures, companies are now progressing to the next phase.

The government’s restrictions imposed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic have raised a number of practical difficulties for parties when signing documents. In this second part we consider a recommended approach to remote or virtual signings.

As directors everywhere strive to adapt to the fast-changing landscape they find themselves confronted by a multitude of challenges and threats. This article examines the challenges facing directors in balancing the action required to enable their business to survive and their over-arching statutory duties.