South Africa: Financial Restructuring

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Mango's Plan: An Investor, A Creditor, And A Cession

The ongoing business rescue proceedings of Mango Airlines (Pty) Ltd ("Mango") have raised key legal considerations surrounding the cession of creditor claims during corporate restructurings.

South Africa Commercial

BI

Barnard Inc.

Internal Restructuring: Insights Into The Competition Commission's Latest Guidelines

On 4 April 2025, the Competition Commission of South Africa ("the Commission") published its final Guidelines on Internal Restructuring. These Guidelines clarify how the Commission will determine...

South Africa Insolvency

AA

Adams & Adams

Johannesburg High Court Launches Dedicated Insolvency Court

In an important development for businesses, creditors, and legal professionals across Gauteng, the Johannesburg High Court has introduced a pilot Dedicated Insolvency Court.

South Africa Insolvency

BI

Barnard Inc.

Competition Commission Aims To Provide Clarity On Internal Restructurings

The legal position on whether internal restructurings within South African businesses require prior approval from the competition authorities has been uncertain for some time.

South Africa Anti-trust

WW

Webber Wentzel

Do Post-Commencement Creditors Now Have A Say In Business Rescue?

South Africa Commercial

BI

Barnard Inc.

Ster-Kinekor's Business Rescue Blockbuster

South Africa Commercial

BI

Barnard Inc.

Suspension Of Contractual Obligations And The Moratorium In South African Business Rescue

South Africa Commercial

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright

Labour Court Judgment Sends A Strong Message To Unions And CCMA Commissioners Ahead Of The New Year

South Africa Insolvency

E

ENS

Tax Implications Of Setting Up Operations And Corporate Restructuring

South Africa Tax

Ai

Andersen in South Africa

Insolvency In South Africa: Snapshot 2023

South Africa Insolvency

E

ENS

The Repo Rate Hike Is Devastating For Homeowners And Consumers, But What About Employers?

South Africa Insolvency

E

ENS

The Impact Of Unrest: Financial Reporting And Disclosures

South Africa Government

SG

SNG Grant Thornton

Case Law: SCA Sets A Precedent In The Recovery Of Property Against A Company In Business Rescue

South Africa Insolvency

Tf

Tabacks

SCA Sets A Precedent In The Recovery Of Property Against A Company In Business Rescue

South Africa Commercial

Tf

Tabacks

The AI Trade Secret Tug-of-war

South Africa IP

E

ENS

AI In Legal Practice: Opportunities And Risks For Linguistic Inclusion

South Africa Technology

E

ENS

Should I Buy My Residential Property In My Own Name, In A Company, Or In A Trust?

South Africa Tax

BI

Barnard Inc.

October 2025 | Cancer & Cybersecurity Awareness Month

South Africa Technology

SG

SNG Grant Thornton

The Importance Of DFI Funding To Support Sustainable Agriculture: A Banking Perspective

South Africa Finance

E

ENS

Restructuring Quarterly Bulletin

The year 2020 was not business as usual as the outbreak of the new COVID-19 virus disrupted and tested the resilience of global economies, health systems, supply chains, industries and businesses.

Worldwide Insolvency

B

Bowmans

"Promotions" In The Context Of Retrenchment Proceedings

The South African Labour Court, in Telkom SA Ltd v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration & Others, had to determine whether a failure by Telkom to appoint an employee into a more senior position ...

South Africa Employment

E

ENS

Chief Restructuring Officer – What Role Can It Play?

The state of the SOEs is particularly complex, sensitive and special.

South Africa Insolvency

F

Fasken

Revised Debt Restructuring Tax Rules

The Taxation Laws Amendment Bill introduces a revised set of rules that will apply to debt restructuring transactions that occur during years of assessment that commence on or after 1 January 2018.

South Africa Tax

Pv

Pieter van der Zwan & Associates

Restructuring In Africa – An Employment And Labour Law Perspective

South Africa Employment

D

Dentons

Can A Retrenchment Process Start Before A Business Rescue Plan Has Been Approved?

South Africa Employment

E

ENS

The Just And Equitable Principle Of Winding Up Solvent Companies

South Africa Insolvency

CY

Cox Yeats

Can A Business Rescue Practitioner Issue Shares?

South Africa Commercial

RM

Routledge Modise

Moratorium On Claims In Business Rescue Proceedings

South Africa Insolvency

SI

Schoemanlaw Inc

Sink Or Swim – Business Rescue… The Art Of Treading Water?

South Africa Commercial

WA

Werksmans Attorneys

Deep Pits And Blue Skies - Restructuring In A Time Of Economic Woe

South Africa Commercial

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa

Layers Of Funding

South Africa Finance

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa

Court Clarifies the ‘In Duplum’ Rule

South Africa Litigation

CD

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Deep Pits And Blue Skies - Restructuring In A Time Of Economic Woe

The worldwide economic meltdown caught many businesses unaware. Gearing quickly became over-gearing, leverage -- instead of being a catapult for new -- wealth -- became a noose, and business leaders had to scramble to keep their companies alive.

South Africa Commercial

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa

Layers Of Funding

The funding of leveraged acquisition deals by way of different layers of funding has become more common in South Africa following the experience of the US and European markets.

South Africa Finance

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa

Court Clarifies the ‘In Duplum’ Rule

There has been much debate in the past about the meaning and effect of the in duplum rule. Any uncertainty has been clarified by a recent judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal, delivered in September 2005 in the matter of Ethekwini Municipality v Verulam Medicentre (Pty) Ltd.

South Africa Litigation

CD

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

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