Simon Beale is the Head of the insolvency practice at Mcfarlanes. He has more than 22 years’ experience of advising on corporate restructuring and recovery issues.Simon acts for troubled companies, their directors and shareholders and for the major financial creditors of such entities. His clients also include distressed debt investors, insolvency officeholders and a variety of other parties with an interest, or potential interest, in the troubled company’s business.Simon is the co-author of the Insolvency and Restructuring Manual published by Bloomsbury Professional.

This is a welcome publication…It provides a valuable (and cost effective) addition to the library of any insolvency practitioner.

• Chapter 1: Introduction WHAT NEW PROVISONS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED? WHAT HAS BEEN THE REACTION TO THE PERMANENT CHANGES? Chapter 2: Moratorium INTRODUCTION WHICH COMPANIES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MORATORIUM? HOW CAN A COMPANY OBTAIN A MORATORIUM? WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF A MORATORIUM? THE MONITOR WHAT IS THE DURATION OF A MORATORIUM? CHALLENGES IN CONNECTION WITH A MORATORIUM INSOLVENCY PROCEDURES FOLLOWING A MORATORIUM AND SUPER-PRIORITY Chapter 3: Restructuring plan INTRODUCTION WHEN WILL A COMPANY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RESTRUCTURING PLAN? WHAT MUST A RESTUCTURING PLAN BE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE? WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING A RESTRUCTURING PLAN? WHICH STAKEHOLDERS VOTE ON THE RESTRUCTURING PLAN? THE CONVENING HEARING CLASS COMPOSITION ISSUES THE NOTICES OF MEETINGS THE MEETINGS THE SANCTION HEARING THE ORDER MADE AT THE SANCTION HEARING FOREIGN COMPANIES AND STAKEHOLDERS PENSION SCHEMES Chapter 4: Restrictions on the termination of supply contracts INTRODUCTION THE PRE-CIGA 2020 REGIME THE CHANGES INTRODUCED BY CIGA 2020 WHAT RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED? HOW WILL THE NEW PROVISIONS WORK IN PRACTICE? Chapter 5: Temporary provisions ADMINISTRATION: SALES TO CONNECTED PERSONS SUSPENSION OF LIABILITY FOR WRONGFUL TRADING SUSPENSION IN RELATION TO WINDING-UP PETITIONS REGULATIONS TO AMEND LEGISLATION

Simon Beale is the Head of the insolvency practice at Mcfarlanes. He has more than 22 years’ experience of advising on corporate restructuring and recovery issues.Simon acts for troubled companies, their directors and shareholders and for the major financial creditors of such entities. His clients also include distressed debt investors, insolvency officeholders and a variety of other parties with an interest, or potential interest, in the troubled company’s business.Simon is the co-author of the Insolvency and Restructuring Manual published by Bloomsbury Professional.

This is a welcome publication…It provides a valuable (and cost effective) addition to the library of any insolvency practitioner.

• Chapter 1: Introduction WHAT NEW PROVISONS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED? WHAT HAS BEEN THE REACTION TO THE PERMANENT CHANGES? Chapter 2: Moratorium INTRODUCTION WHICH COMPANIES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MORATORIUM? HOW CAN A COMPANY OBTAIN A MORATORIUM? WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF A MORATORIUM? THE MONITOR WHAT IS THE DURATION OF A MORATORIUM? CHALLENGES IN CONNECTION WITH A MORATORIUM INSOLVENCY PROCEDURES FOLLOWING A MORATORIUM AND SUPER-PRIORITY Chapter 3: Restructuring plan INTRODUCTION WHEN WILL A COMPANY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RESTRUCTURING PLAN? WHAT MUST A RESTUCTURING PLAN BE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE? WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING A RESTRUCTURING PLAN? WHICH STAKEHOLDERS VOTE ON THE RESTRUCTURING PLAN? THE CONVENING HEARING CLASS COMPOSITION ISSUES THE NOTICES OF MEETINGS THE MEETINGS THE SANCTION HEARING THE ORDER MADE AT THE SANCTION HEARING FOREIGN COMPANIES AND STAKEHOLDERS PENSION SCHEMES Chapter 4: Restrictions on the termination of supply contracts INTRODUCTION THE PRE-CIGA 2020 REGIME THE CHANGES INTRODUCED BY CIGA 2020 WHAT RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED? HOW WILL THE NEW PROVISIONS WORK IN PRACTICE? Chapter 5: Temporary provisions ADMINISTRATION: SALES TO CONNECTED PERSONS SUSPENSION OF LIABILITY FOR WRONGFUL TRADING SUSPENSION IN RELATION TO WINDING-UP PETITIONS REGULATIONS TO AMEND LEGISLATION

Simon Beale is the Head of the insolvency practice at Mcfarlanes. He has more than 22 years’ experience of advising on corporate restructuring and recovery issues.Simon acts for troubled companies, their directors and shareholders and for the major financial creditors of such entities. His clients also include distressed debt investors, insolvency officeholders and a variety of other parties with an interest, or potential interest, in the troubled company’s business.Simon is the co-author of the Insolvency and Restructuring Manual published by Bloomsbury Professional.

This is a welcome publication…It provides a valuable (and cost effective) addition to the library of any insolvency practitioner.

• Chapter 1: Introduction WHAT NEW PROVISONS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED? WHAT HAS BEEN THE REACTION TO THE PERMANENT CHANGES? Chapter 2: Moratorium INTRODUCTION WHICH COMPANIES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MORATORIUM? HOW CAN A COMPANY OBTAIN A MORATORIUM? WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF A MORATORIUM? THE MONITOR WHAT IS THE DURATION OF A MORATORIUM? CHALLENGES IN CONNECTION WITH A MORATORIUM INSOLVENCY PROCEDURES FOLLOWING A MORATORIUM AND SUPER-PRIORITY Chapter 3: Restructuring plan INTRODUCTION WHEN WILL A COMPANY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RESTRUCTURING PLAN? WHAT MUST A RESTUCTURING PLAN BE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE? WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING A RESTRUCTURING PLAN? WHICH STAKEHOLDERS VOTE ON THE RESTRUCTURING PLAN? THE CONVENING HEARING CLASS COMPOSITION ISSUES THE NOTICES OF MEETINGS THE MEETINGS THE SANCTION HEARING THE ORDER MADE AT THE SANCTION HEARING FOREIGN COMPANIES AND STAKEHOLDERS PENSION SCHEMES Chapter 4: Restrictions on the termination of supply contracts INTRODUCTION THE PRE-CIGA 2020 REGIME THE CHANGES INTRODUCED BY CIGA 2020 WHAT RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED? HOW WILL THE NEW PROVISIONS WORK IN PRACTICE? Chapter 5: Temporary provisions ADMINISTRATION: SALES TO CONNECTED PERSONS SUSPENSION OF LIABILITY FOR WRONGFUL TRADING SUSPENSION IN RELATION TO WINDING-UP PETITIONS REGULATIONS TO AMEND LEGISLATION