A recently published decision from the Technology and Construction Court, which examined the widely debated issue of whether companies in liquidation can adjudicate, could have increasing significance over the coming months in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The true effects of the events of the last few days have yet to be seen. With the mainstream political parties acting like participants in a ‘Compose a Greek Tragedy’ competition, a government unlikely to exercise any meaningful executive functions until autumn (at least), the currency and financial markets in turmoil and the future uncertain on a range of factors, it is tempting to succumb to a condition of inaction whilst waiting to see how the cards fall.