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The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) entered into force in the United Kingdom this summer, amidst the economic and social disruption caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA)
How will the Act impact restructuring in the UK?
United Kingdom | Publication | October 2020
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA or the Act) has introduced new procedures and measures to seek to rescue companies in financial distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis.
CIGA came into force on June 26, 2020 after a speedy progression through Parliament, following the publication of the draft legislation in May. CIGA is part of the Government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis and introduces a number of “debtor friendly” measures to English restructuring and insolvency law, which up to now has been regarded as “creditor friendly”.
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The UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the Act) came into force in June 2020.
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UK: The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act: Implications for the energy and infrastructure sectors
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the “Act”) introduces a number of temporary and permanent measures to restructuring and insolvency law which will affect creditors’ rights in the UK.
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UK: Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: More debtor-friendly restructuring regime?
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The impact of a good overall covenant on the funding requirements of a defined benefit pension scheme and the ability for a deterioration in the covenant to result in a sharp spike in funding liabilities cannot be underestimated.
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Dutch Supreme Court Clarifies Anti-Abuse Rule: Lessons from April and July 2025 Rulings
On 25 April and 18 July 2025, the Dutch Supreme Court issued new rulings that further clarify the scope and application of the anti-abuse provisions in the Dutch Corporate Income Tax Act 1969 (CITA) and the Dutch Dividend Withholding Tax Act 1965 (DWTA).
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.On 25 July 2025 the FCA published Primary Market Bulletin 57 (PMB 57) in which it finalises certain changes to the Knowledge Base, consults on further amendments, and highlights upcoming changes to the National Storage Mechanism and certain UK MAR notification forms.
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