On 30 July 2020 Singapore’s new “omnibus” Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (the Insolvency Act) came into effect. This marks the third phase in recent years to strengthen Singapore’s restructuring and insolvency laws.

The Insolvency Act consolidates the laws on insolvency, bankruptcy, restructuring and dissolution into a single enactment and introduces a number of changes to the restructuring and insolvency framework in Singapore including: (i) the introduction of a new licencing and regulatory regime for insolvency practitioners (liquidators, judicial managers and receivers); and (ii) enhancing the judicial management provisions to allow for a company to place itself into … Continue Reading