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Email On Saturday 28 March 2020, the Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, announced that the UK government would be introducing legislation to make changes to existing insolvency laws in response to COVID-19. The new measures seek to enable companies undergoing a rescue or restructuring process to continue trading and help them avoid insolvency, and include a temporary suspension of wrongful trading provisions retrospectively from 1 March 2020 for three months. This in particular will be welcome to directors who may be weighing the potential for personal liability when considering taking on Government or bank funding. Legislation to introduce these changes will be introduced in Parliament at the earliest opportunity, although the exact timing remains uncertain – Parliament is currently in recess until 21 April 2020. https://www.cadwalader.com/resources/clients-friends-memos/covid-19-update-planned-changes-to-uk-insolvency-laws-to-enable-companies-to-continue-trading