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'' | ''UK law - COVID-19''. | ||
The UK's Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 was enacted in response to COVID-19. | |||
Among other changes, the Act: | |||
*Introduced a credit moratorium for businesses, to give them more time to seek a rescue. | |||
* | *Prohibited termination clauses engaging on insolvency, to prevent suppliers ceasing supply or asking for additional payments while companies enter rescue proceedings. | ||
* | *Temporarily removed the threat of personal liability for wrongful trading for directors seeking to keep companies afloat during the crisis. | ||
* | *Temporarily prohibited creditors from filing statutory demands or winding up petitions for COVID-19 related debt. | ||
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== See also == | |||
* [[Balance sheet insolvent]] | |||
* [[Cash flow insolvent]] | |||
* [[Chapter 11]] | |||
* [[Company voluntary arrangement]] | |||
* [[Cost of financial distress]] | |||
* [[Creditors]] | |||
* [[Individual Voluntary Arrangement]] | |||
* [[Insolvency]] | |||
* [[Insolvency practitioner]] | |||
* [[Insolvency Service]] | |||
* [[London Approach]] | |||
* [[Moratorium]] | |||
* [[Restructuring plan]] | |||
* [[Scheme of arrangement]] | |||
* [[Solvency]] | |||
* [[Statement of affairs]] | |||
* [[Statutory demand]] | |||
* [[Voluntary liquidation]] | |||
* [[Winding up petition]] | |||
* [[Wrongful trading]] | |||
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | |||
[[Category:The_business_context]] |
Revision as of 16:39, 14 October 2020
UK law - COVID-19.
The UK's Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 was enacted in response to COVID-19.
Among other changes, the Act:
- Introduced a credit moratorium for businesses, to give them more time to seek a rescue.
- Prohibited termination clauses engaging on insolvency, to prevent suppliers ceasing supply or asking for additional payments while companies enter rescue proceedings.
- Temporarily removed the threat of personal liability for wrongful trading for directors seeking to keep companies afloat during the crisis.
- Temporarily prohibited creditors from filing statutory demands or winding up petitions for COVID-19 related debt.
See also
- Balance sheet insolvent
- Cash flow insolvent
- Chapter 11
- Company voluntary arrangement
- Cost of financial distress
- Creditors
- Individual Voluntary Arrangement
- Insolvency
- Insolvency practitioner
- Insolvency Service
- London Approach
- Moratorium
- Restructuring plan
- Scheme of arrangement
- Solvency
- Statement of affairs
- Statutory demand
- Voluntary liquidation
- Winding up petition
- Wrongful trading