Wednesday 9 December 2020

UK: The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 were laid before Parliament yesterday and come into force on 31 December: see here or here (pdf). The accompanying explanatory memorandum, available here (pdf), explains the purpose of the Regulations as follows: "to extend the duration of the temporary measures restricting the use of statutory demands and winding up petitions introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 [as amended by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020/1031] ... beyond their current expiration date of 31 December 2020. This instrument extends these measures to 31 March 2021". 

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