Due to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects on the Mauritian economy, on 15 May 2020, the Government of Mauritius enacted the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (the “Act”) which is intended to amend a number of existing laws so as to cater for the changes and impacts brought by the pandemic on the country, including the financial distress that certain companies are and/or will be facing during the pandemic.

Duty of directors on Insolvency