Blog Post #1 “CO.IN in the time of Covid-19”

Edward Mordaunt, University of Oxford (Former BPTC Student & CO.IN Volunteer 2019/20 at City Law School) & Callum Reid-Hutchings, University of Cambridge (Former BPTC Student & CO.IN Volunteer 2019/20 at City Law School)

23 November 2020

Much has been written on the temporary and permanent changes to company insolvency introduced by the Corporate Insolvency & Governance Act 2020. In this blog post, we want to focus on a rather neglected matter. What are the key points which a litigant in person should be aware of if he or she appears in the winding up court? There are five key points we want to make.

First, the largest concern currently will be the impact of Covid-19 on one’s business. Here temporary restrictions have been placed on the ability for statutory demands and winding-up petitions to be brought. These restrictions will not currently cease until 31 December 2020. However, this can be…