On 26 June 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIG Act) came into force which introduced fundamental changes to the UK’s company and insolvency laws which not only provide temporary assistance to companies and their directors during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, but on a permanent basis have significantly bolstered the UK’s restructuring tool kit. Amongst other matters, the CIG Act implements measures contained in the UK Government’s consultation on Insolvency and Corporate Governance which concluded in August 2018.

Read the full GT Advisory, “The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: Changes to UK Insolvency Laws.”