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Articles
Removal of Directors in South Africa: Understanding the Different Routes Under the Companies Act
Shareholder removal, board removal, the Companies Tribunal route, MOI mechanisms, statutory cessation and delinquency — the different routes under the Companies Act 71 of 2008, with the developing case law and a practica…
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The Turquand Rule in South African Company Law – Protection for Outsiders or a Trap for the Unwary?
Origin, purpose and modern statutory codification of the Indoor Management Rule — when outsiders are protected, and when suspicious circumstances defeat the rule.
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Section 48(8) and Share Buybacks: The New Rules Practitioners Must Understand
Why the old 5% trigger has fallen away, what the new approval test means in practice, and the documentation every practitioner must now keep on file.
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The Shocking Performance of the CIPC in Supporting Secretarial Practitioners
Two regulators, two very different experiences — why SARS's open API model works, and why the CIPC's outdated portal is failing practitioners and the economy.
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