UK HMRC has published the rules and explanatory notes for the Film & TV Production Restart Scheme, which was launched on 16 October 2020. First announced in July 2020, the GBP 500 million scheme is being provided to assist productions that have been unable to proceed in light of the lack of insurance cover for certain COVID-19 related risks on commercially viable terms. This includes compensation in respect of two categories of risk, namely (i) cast losses and (ii) civil authority losse…