Advanced live training · November 2026

Advanced Company Law & Secretarial Practice

When the transaction stops being routine, the law matters even more.

Complex company-secretarial work creates real professional risk. A share transaction, distribution, buy-back, financial-assistance transaction or corporate restructuring cannot safely be dealt with by simply completing forms.

This three-part advanced course focuses on the areas where practitioners need to understand the Companies Act, the company's MOI, the required approvals and the consequences of getting the transaction wrong.

4 live sessions

2 hours each

8 CPD hours

R1 495 incl. VAT per delegate

3 months' use of AI CoSec included

The programme starts on the Friday 20th November 2026 at 8.30 am, continues on Monday 23rd November, Friday 27th November and Monday 30th November -R1495 Inclusive - discounts available for multiple delegates

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Who should attend?

Who is this course for?

Experienced company-secretarial practitioners
Senior secretarial consultants
Accountants and Chartered Accountants advising companies
Partners and managers in accounting practices
Practice owners
Staff responsible for complicated share transactions
Professionals advising on corporate restructurings
People who have completed the Basic Company Law course

Recommended prerequisite: The Basic Company Law & Secretarial Practice course or equivalent practical knowledge of the Companies Act.

Course programme

Four sessions. One practical progression.

Session 1

Advanced MOIs and complex share capital

When the standard company structure is no longer enough

Long-form and customised MOIs
When a standard MOI is insufficient
Drafting around different shareholder rights
Rules and shareholders' agreements in more complex companies
Multiple share classes
A-class, B-class and other differentiated rights
Voting rights
Distribution rights
Preference shares and redemption rights
Existing par-value shares
Conversion from par value to no par value
Regulation 31 and the required process
Subdivision of shares
Consolidation of shares
Creating and varying classes of shares
Irregular creation, allotment or issue of shares and the current statutory framework
Beneficial interests in securities
Contributed Tax Capital as a related tax concept
Required resolutions and supporting paperwork
Practical transaction examples

Practical outcome

Attendees should be able to recognise when a share-capital transaction has moved beyond routine secretarial processing and requires deeper legal analysis.

Session 2

Money leaving the company: distributions, buy-backs and financial assistance

The transactions that create major director and practitioner risk

What constitutes a distribution
Dividends
Share buy-backs
Current section 48 requirements
Recent Companies Act amendments affecting share buy-backs
Solvency and liquidity test
How the solvency and liquidity test should actually be performed
Board responsibilities
Required resolutions and evidence
Consequences of failing to apply the test correctly
Financial assistance for the acquisition of securities — section 44
Financial assistance and the current section 45 framework
Special resolutions and board approvals
Transactions involving directors, related persons and group companies
Documentation practitioners should retain
Director duties and liability considerations
Director removal
Shareholder removal versus board removal
Statutory procedure and notice requirements
Developing case law
Practical case studies

Practical outcome

Attendees should know what questions to ask before processing a distribution, buy-back or financial-assistance transaction.

Session 3

Fundamental transactions, affected companies and minority remedies

Recognising the transaction that cannot be treated as ordinary secretarial work

Fundamental transactions
Disposal of all or the greater part of assets or undertaking
Amalgamations and mergers
Schemes of arrangement
Required approvals
When a private company becomes subject to the takeover-regulation framework
Regulated and affected companies
Why missing affected-company status creates serious risk
Takeover Regulation Panel considerations
Minority-shareholder remedies
Appraisal rights
The practical operation of appraisal rights
Other minority protections

Practical outcome

Attendees should be able to identify fundamental transactions and affected companies early and understand the approvals and minority protections that apply.

Session 4

Electronic records, practitioner risk and difficult cases

Protecting the practice while handling the difficult matters

Electronic records
Electronic meetings and resolutions
Digital and electronic signatures
Maintaining a defensible electronic company-secretarial record
Signed mandates and limitation of practitioner risk
Why every company-secretarial practice needs clear authority to act
Pricing and profitability of company-secretarial work
Difficult practical case studies
How to recognise when specialist legal advice should be obtained

Practical outcome

Attendees should leave with a practical framework for defensible records, clear mandates and knowing when a matter must be escalated.

Current law

Updated for the changing Companies Act

South African company law has changed materially since the original Companies Act 71 of 2008 came into force.

These courses will incorporate relevant provisions of the Companies Amendment Act 16 of 2024, the Companies Second Amendment Act 17 of 2024, beneficial-ownership developments and other amendments or commencement notices applicable by the date of the November 2026 training.

Course material will distinguish between provisions already in force and provisions not yet operative.

Included

What you will receive

8 hours of live training

Four practical two-hour sessions.

8 CPD hours

CPD participation/certificate in accordance with Accfin's normal webinar process.

Full course notes

A structured reference manual to keep after the course.

Recordings

Recordings of all 4 sessions for revision.

Practical examples

Resolutions, transactions and scenarios based on real company-secretarial work.

Current law

The Companies Act as amended and material changes effective by the November 2026 course date.

Free 3-month AI CoSec licence

Attendees receive a free licence for 3 months of AI CoSec, Accfin's AI company-secretarial assistant.

Presenter

Presented by Mark Silberman B.Acc CA(SA)

Mark Silberman has lectured and consulted on South African company law and company-secretarial practice for many years. He has also been closely involved in the development of electronic company-secretarial systems used by accounting and secretarial practices.

His approach is practical: understand the law, understand the transaction, retain the evidence and then use technology to make the process faster and more controlled.

Course progression

Need the foundation first?

If you are unsure about MOIs, directors versus shareholders, ordinary share transactions, resolutions or beneficial ownership, start with the Basic Company Law & Secretarial Practice course.

View Basic Course

Registration

Register for November 2026

Advanced Company Law & Secretarial Practice — R1 495,00 including VAT per delegate. Complete the form below and we email your tax invoice straight away.

Pricing

R1 495,00

per delegate, including VAT — all 4 sessions, 8 CPD hours

delegate 1R1 300,00

Subtotal (excl. VAT)R1 300,00

VAT @ 15%R195,00

Total for 1 delegateR1 495,00

A tax invoice is emailed to you immediately. Joining links and course notes are issued once payment reflects.

Multiple delegate discount

2nd delegate gets a 25% discount
From the 3rd delegate onwards gets a 50% discount

The line-item breakdown above updates automatically as you change the number of delegates.

Invoicing & payment

We email your tax invoice straight away. Use the invoice number as your EFT reference.

Account name: Accfin Software (Pty) Ltd
Bank: Standard Bank
Branch: Hyde Park
Branch code: 00-66-05
Account number: 022275142
Payment reference: Your invoice number

Questions about your invoice? Email info@accfin.co.za

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