Introduced into our law in 2011, Chapter 6 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 allows for the
restructuring of companies that are reasonably unlikely to be able to pay all of its debts as …

Now that the economic orthodoxy of'light-touch'regulation has been widely discredited by
recent events in the financial markets, and shareholder-oriented management has come …

General The 19 th century saw the foundations being laid down for modern corporations:
this was the century of the entrepreneur. The 20 th century became the century of …

In an early attempt to combat market abuse in the South African financial markets, legislation
such as the Companies Act, the Financial Markets Control Act and the Stock Exchanges …

Introduction Notably, in Australia, market abuse practices like market manipulation and other
market misconduct practices are expressly prohibited under the Corporations Act as …

Abstract While the Companies Act 71 of 2008 does not provide for an explicit duty for
directors to consider the interests of stakeholders, it may appear as if the shareholder value …

Namibia hosts two of the largest hybrid solar off-grid electricity systems in Africa. Both
systems, however, while technically sound, are plagued by a host of problems related to …

When the concept of “corporate rescue” was introduced in the form of judicial management
in South African company law in 1926, it was unique. By the start of the twentieth century, it …

The German corporate governance system differs significantly from the South African
system. Unlike the shareholder-oriented corporate governance system that exists in the …

Abstract Corporate governance in South Africa has traditionally been based on the
shareholder value approach. In terms of this approach, directors are expected to manage a …