Introduction
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the “Act”) came into force in June 2020. It introduced a number of temporary and permanent measures to restructuring and insolvency law which will affect creditors’ rights in the UK. The overarching objective of the Act is to promote the rescue of companies in financial difficulties by introducing a new “moratorium” procedure, a new “restructuring plan” procedure and new rules prohibiting the termination of contracts for the supply of goods and services by reason of insolvency (so called “ipso facto” clauses). The Act represents the biggest change to insolvency legislation in 20 years and has implications for:
- Supply chains
- Construction…
