It is quite obvious that coronavirus has somewhat brought the economy to a halt for a certain time and the government across countries are trying every bit possible to revive it. COVID-19 has affected all organizations and economies as apparent from the steep decrease in demand and supply of products, social distancing and termination of commercial contracts due to failure in performing contractual obligations.

Introduction of the Bankruptcy Law was a major step forward and was influenced by features of a number of insolvency law regimes in other jurisdictions, as well as international insolvency law trends. On 24 October 2020, the UAE Cabinet announced its decision to amend Federal Law No. 9 of 2016 (the “Bankruptcy Law”) by adding certain provisions covering emergency situations, including pandemics and natural disasters as businesses around the world are facing new and acute challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.