An ipso facto clause is a contractual provision that allows one party to the contract to terminate or modify the operation of the contract upon the occurrence of a specified insolvency related event (such as the appointment of an administrator, receiver or liquidator) in respect of another party.
From 1 July 2018, a moratorium on reliance on “ipso facto” contractual clauses triggered by the counterparty becoming subject to certain specified formal corporate insolvency events came into effect.
On 1 January 2021, the scope of the moratorium was further amended to reflect the new restructuring regime in Part 5.3B of the Corporations Act.
In this publication:
- Ipso facto clauses
- Stay on enforcement of ipso facto…
