Why the Government’s new insolvency bill is bad news for sole traders

Originally written by Simon Dolan on Small Business
Earlier this month, aviation millionaire Simon Dolan, who is worth £200m according to the Sunday Times Rich List, lost his bid to bring a High Court challenge against the Government over the coronavirus response. He is appealing against the against the decision denying him permission to bring a judicial review over lockdown.
When I first initiated legal proceedings against the Government over the introduction of lockdown, the last thing I thought I would be talking about is the changes to the Insolvency Act, and yet these changes are fundamental, regressive, and without doubt will lead to far more issues – all in a vain attempt to prop up the economy for a few more weeks.
Yet, as an accountant with over 30 years’ worth of experience in the industry, I have looked on in horror over the last few months as the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act breezed through the Commons and Lords without any adequate scrutiny and became law two weeks ago.
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