The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (“the Act”) became law on 26 June 2020. (Read our previous update on the Act here). As has been widely discussed, the Act introduces new corporate insolvency rescue procedures as well as temporary and permanent insolvency and corporate governance measures.
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Insolvency law in the Cayman Islands is principally regulated by the Companies Law (2013) and the Companies Winding Up Rules 2008, which are supplemented by a wide body of case law. The following guidance is a summary only.
Under Cayman law, a company may be wound up on the basis of insolvency if it cannot pay its debts as they fall due. A company is treated as unable to pay its debts if: