Executive Summary

The UK Government announced on 24 September 2020 that some of the temporary Covid-19 measures introduced under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (“the Act”) will be extended.

Summary of extension

Summary of extension

The United Kingdom Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced that certain temporary measures put in place under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA), which became law on 26 June 2020, will be extended.

Statutory Demands and Winding-Up Petitions

This article highlights where the legislation, as it was introduced in the Bill, differs from the final form of the Act

As we attempt to mitigate the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our global supply chain, stakeholders should be actively considering downstream impacts. In this current environment, considering prospective internal and external bankruptcy and restructuring threats may be more important than ever.

Temporary measures to continue until the end of September 2020

Introduction

Introduction

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (“Bill”) is currently going through Parliament and, if approved, will introduce wide-ranging changes to the UK’s corporate insolvency regime. The Bill includes a number of measures designed to protect businesses which are struggling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Some of these measures are temporary, however parliament may decide to extend these if necessary.

The key measures included in the Bill are summarised below.

Temporary provisions

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (“Bill”) is currently going through Parliament and, once approved, will introduce wide-ranging changes to the UK’s corporate insolvency regime.