Final amendments to the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill were approved by the House of Lords on 23 June 2020, and by the House of Commons on 25 June 2020. The Act came into force on 26 June 2020, however certain provisions have retrospective effect from 1 March 2020. It will have a significant impact on defined benefit pension schemes, and the ability of pension scheme trustees to take action if the scheme's employer is struggling. This legal update explores the Act's key provisions through a pensions lens.