01 Jun 2020

COVID-19: Impact on commercial leases: the last word?

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill has now been introduced to Parliament and includes the last of the statutory measures so far promised to protect commercial tenants from what the Government characterises as “aggressive debt recovery actions during the coronavirus pandemic”.

In this briefing, we explain the proposed protections from enforcement action using statutory demands and winding-up petitions and consider what comes next.

 

This material is provided for general information only. It does not constitute legal or other professional advice.

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Jane Edwarde
Partner at Slaughter and May
John Nevin
Partner at Slaughter and May
Simon Bartle
Senior Counsel at Slaughter and May
Mark Gulliford
Associate at Slaughter and May