Recent legislative reform in the water sector has expanded the special administration regime and there are further changes on the horizon
Next month marks the hotly anticipated sanction hearing for the Thames Water restructuring plan. We take this opportunity to look back at the key legislative changes made last year, as well as those earmarked for the future.
2024 legislative changes
New legislation was introduced last year to amend the special administration regime for the water sector.
The key changes to the existing regime were as follows:
At-a-glance cases provided by Gatehouse Chambers’ Insolvency Team, featuring:
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Il 27 settembre 2024 è stato pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale il D. Lgs. 13 settembre 2024, n. 136 (“Correttivo-ter”), terzo – e attualmente ultimo – Decreto Correttivo al Codice della Crisi d’Impresa e dell’Insolvenza.
Il novello decreto correttivo ha apportato modifiche sostanziali a numerosi istituti del Codice della Crisi. Al netto di alcuni ritocchi di stile e di dettaglio, il Correttivo-ter, da un lato, recepisce talune prassi o risolve dubbi interpretativi e, dall’altro, introduce specifiche novità largamente attese dagli operatori.
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BACKGROUND
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Il 27 settembre 2024 è stato pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale il D.Lgs. 13 settembre 2024, n. 136 (“Correttivo-ter”), è il terzo – e attualmente ultimo – Decreto Correttivo al Codice della Crisi d’Impresa e dell’Insolvenza. Il novello decreto correttivo ha apportato modificazioni sostanziali a numerosi istituti del Codice della Crisi.
On September 27, 2024, Legislative Decree No. 136 of September 13, 2024 (“Correttivo-ter”) was published in the Official Gazette. This represents the third—and currently final—Corrective Decree to the Business Crisis and Insolvency Code. The new corrective decree has introduced substantial amendments to several provisions of the Crisis Code. Beyond minor stylistic and detailed adjustments, the Correttivo-ter both incorporates certain practices or clarifies interpretive uncertainties and introduces some highly anticipated innovations for practitioners.