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�عمل مكتب سلمان بن متعب السديري للمحاماة"مؤسسة فردية" بالتعاون مع ليثم أند واتكن� �� المملكة العر�ية السعودية. و�عمل ليثم أند واتكن� �� جميع أنحاء العالم كشراكة ذات مسؤولية محدودةمنظمة بموجب قوان�ن ولاية ديلاو�ر (بالولايات المتحدة الأمر�كية) بالتعاون مع شر�ات تضامن تا�عة ذات مسؤولية محدودة تقدم خدما��ا �� فر�سا وهونج �ونج وإيطاليا وسنغافورة والمملكة المتحدة، وتقدم الشركة خدما��ا كشركة تضامن تا�عة �� اليابان. كما �عمل الشركة �� �ور�ا ا�جنو�ية كشركة أجنبية للاستشارات النظامية. حقوق النشر لعام ٢٠٢٠ محفوظة لصا�ح ليثم أند واتكن�. جميع ا�حقوق محفوظة.

Debtors and creditors can use several options under the Insolvency Law in Saudi Arabia to address COVID-19-related difficultie

The UK government has announced amendments to certain aspects of insolvency law, designed to enable businesses which have been adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak to continue trading while they explore options for rescue or to restructure.

In this week’s update: Guidance on virtual board and committee meetings, updates and guidance on AGMs, pre-emption principles are relaxed and a few other items.

This week, in coronavirus-related news

The Coronavirus Act 2020 is now in force and Section 82 of that Act effecting the postponement of the landlord’s right to forfeit for non-payment of rent is causing consternation amongst both landlords and tenants as they seek to navigate through these uncertain times.

Proposed changes to UK insolvency laws aim to support companies under pressure due to COVID-19.

On 28 March 2020, the UK government announced a number of reforms to UK insolvency laws:

COVID-19 and government measures to fight it may significantly affect M&A transactions

The Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) is currently finalizing the law to mitigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in civil, insolvency, and criminal proceedings with extraordinary commitment. It shall be adopted less than two weeks after the beginning of the extensive restrictions on public life and the economy in Germany due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A central element of the law is to facilitate the raising of debt capital in order to support companies in the current situation. For this purpose:

Understanding bankruptcy laws in the UAE and DIFC in the context of COVID-19-related financial pressures.

Mit außerordentlichem Engagement treibt das Bundesministerium für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz (BMJV) aktuell das Gesetz zur Abmilderung der Folgen der COVID-19-Pandemie im Zivil-, Insolvenz- und Strafverfahrensrecht voran. Weniger als zwei Wochen nach Beginn der weitreichenden Einschränkungen des öffentlichen Lebens und auch der Wirtschaft in Deutschland aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie soll es nun verabschiedet werden.