Background of the Act
Pandemic related restrictions on winding up companies come to an end.
As part of the overall scaling down of the COVID-19 support provided to UK businesses, the UK government has announced changes to the regime for winding-up petitions, with effect from 1 October – withdrawing, at least in part, some of the protections currently afforded to businesses.
Current position
Today (16 June 2021) the UK governmentannounced a further extension of some (but not all) of the temporary measures first introduced by the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 (CIGA) in June last year.
The two most significant temporary measures for companies facing financial difficulties as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic were:
Today (16 June 2021) the UK governmentannounced a further extension of some (but not all) of the temporary measures first introduced by the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 (CIGA) in June last year.
The two most significant temporary measures for companies facing financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic were:
Pandemic related restrictions on winding up companies come to an end.
As part of the overall scaling down of the COVID-19 support provided to UK businesses, the UK government has announced changes to the regime for winding-up petitions, with effect from 1 October – withdrawing, at least in part, some of the protections currently afforded to businesses.
Current position
Today (16 June 2021) the UK governmentannounced a further extension of some (but not all) of the temporary measures first introduced by the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 (CIGA) in June last year.
The two most significant temporary measures for companies facing financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic were:
Today (16 June 2021) the UK governmentannounced a further extension of some (but not all) of the temporary measures first introduced by the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 (CIGA) in June last year.
The two most significant temporary measures for companies facing financial difficulties as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic were: