When email is disrupted: three cross-border checks for professional firms

An email disruption can make it harder to coordinate work across firms, clients and time zones. Adam Global’s own mail was affected today. These three questions can help organise checks with the people responsible for a matter; the answer depends on the actual contract, filing and policy records.

1. Check the notice channel in the agreement

What does this agreement's notice clause specify about destination, channel, deemed receipt and proof, and what alternative is permitted if email is unavailable?

2. Confirm the filing route for the relevant submission

If UK company accounts are due, which Companies House route is available for this particular accounts type, what deadline and receipt evidence apply, and what official process would be relevant if a late-filing penalty were issued?

Sources: Companies House accounts filing guidance; GOV.UK guidance on appealing a late-filing penalty (both read 13 November 2026 at approximately 11:16 UTC).

3. Locate the insurer notification process

Does the actual policy require notification, to whom, by which channel and when, and how should the firm preserve evidence of an attempted notification?

What Microsoft reported

At approximately 11:19 UTC on 13 November 2026, Microsoft’s public service health page showed a service degradation for Microsoft 365 (Business or Enterprise) and stated that users may be unable to connect to multiple Microsoft 365 services. This records what the public page showed at that observation time; it does not state a cause or subsequent restoration.

Source: Microsoft service health status, checked 13 November 2026 at approximately 11:19 UTC: https://status.cloud.microsoft/

Join the 19 November Roundtable

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