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COVID-19: The new normal?

Legal and commercial implications

COVID-19 is progressing at different intensities in different parts of the world. However, in a number of markets we are now starting to win the battle against the virus and businesses are planning their return to normal.

But what will the ‘new normal’ look like? No one knows. 

The emergence from the pandemic will take different routes in various countries and regions. Business sectors will be opening up in different ways and at differing speeds.

On this Insight page, you will find perspectives on the legal and commercial issues affecting businesses across the globe during the current COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic as well as the post-pandemic period, the 'new normal'.

Please contact any of the partners listed on these pages for more information about the support CMS can provide. Our local CMS offices have also created specialised Insight pages about COVID-19 in their respective jurisdictions

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Authors

Portrait ofJoachim Kaetzler
Dr. Joachim Kaetzler
Frankfurt
Portrait ofAukje Haan
Aukje Haan
Commercial
Amsterdam
Portrait ofDirk Loycke
Dirk Loycke
Stuttgart
Portrait ofMichael Bauer
Dr. Michael Bauer
Brussels - EU Law Office
Portrait ofKatie Nagy De Nagybaczon
Katie Nagy De Nagybaczon
Consumer Products
London
Portrait ofMark Ziekman
Mark Ziekman
Consumer Products
Amsterdam
Portrait ofStefan Brunnschweiler
Stefan Brunnschweiler, LL.M.
Corporate / M&A
Zurich
Portrait ofZsolt Okányi
Dr. Zsolt Okányi
Dispute Resolution
Budapest
Portrait ofFroger-Michon Caroline
Caroline Froger-Michon
Employment & Pensions
Paris
Portrait ofChristopher Jordan
Dr. Christopher Jordan
Cologne
Portrait ofMunir Hassan
Munir Hassan
Energy & Climate Change
London
Portrait ofAmanda Howard
Amanda Howard
Funds
London
Portrait ofThomas Page
Thomas Page
Hotels & Leisure
London
Portrait ofPaul Smith
Paul Smith
Infrastructure & Projects
London
Portrait ofAlex Denslow
Alex Denslow
Insurance
London
Portrait ofBas Baks
Bas Baks
Insurance
Amsterdam
Portrait ofCarsten Menebröcker
Dr. Carsten Menebröcker, LL.M. (NYU)
Cologne
Portrait ofTom Scourfield
Tom Scourfield
Intellectual Property
London
Portrait ofNick Beckett
Nick Beckett
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Beijing
Portrait ofJens Wagner
Dr. Jens Wagner
Hamburg
Portrait ofBernt Elsner
Bernt Elsner
Public Procurement
Vienna
Portrait ofAndreas Otto
Dr. Andreas Otto
Berlin
Portrait ofArnout Scholten
Arnout Scholten
Real Estate
Amsterdam
Portrait ofMarie Scott
Marie Scott
Real Estate
London
Portrait ofGelin Stephane
Stéphane Gelin
Paris
Portrait ofChris Watson
Chris Watson
TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
London
Sandra Rafferty
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