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An appraisal of the new South African business rescue procedure
Thesis (LLD)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/56618 An appraisal of the new South African business rescue procedure Boraine, A. (Andre), 1957- Rajak, Harry Levenstein, Eric UCTD Law theses SDG-08 Law theses SDG-17 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals Thesis (LLD)--University of Pretoria, 2015. 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 they become due and payable or where it appears to be reasonably likely that the company will become insolvent, within the immediately ensuing six month period. The legislation contemplates the appointment of a business rescue practitioner who is obligated to supervise the ongoing business of the company, together with its board of directors, by way of the implementation of a business rescue plan, where the practitioner can “rescue” the company and achieve a position where the company can continue to trade on a solvent basis into the future. If this is not possible, the practitioner must deliver to creditors and shareholders a better dividend than would result from the immediate liquidation of the company. Some four years after implementation, this study analyses the history of the development of insolvency law in South Africa with a focus on the shift from a pro-creditor to a pro-debtor rescue culture, the failure of judicial management and the urgent need for the establishment of a viable and effective restructuring mechanism for financially distressed companies in South Africa. A brief overview of international standards of best practice in insolvency and corporate rescue models applicable in jurisdictions such as the US, the UK, Canada and Australia serves to set the bench mark for the establishment of a workable business rescue regime for corporate South Africa. An appraisal of the South African business rescue legislation with an eye on international corporate rescue themes and international best practice is undertaken to establish if the South African business rescue model “stacks up” with those applicable in international jurisdictions. Several shortfalls and weaknesses in the new rescue procedures are identified and certain recommendations for improvements are made. The study concludes with views on the efficiency and effectiveness of the South African business rescue model and what the future holds for South African restructuring practice in the years ahead. Procedural Law LLD Unrestricted 2016-09-06T09:17:48Z 2016-09-06T09:17:48Z 2016 2015 Thesis Levenstein, E 2015, An appraisal of the new South African business rescue procedure, LLD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56618> S2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56618 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Law theses SDG-08 Law theses SDG-17 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals An appraisal of the new South African business rescue procedure |
| title | An appraisal of the new South African business rescue procedure |
| title_full | An appraisal of the new South African business rescue procedure |
| title_fullStr | An appraisal of the new South African business rescue procedure |
| title_full_unstemmed | An appraisal of the new South African business rescue procedure |
| title_short | An appraisal of the new South African business rescue procedure |
| title_sort | appraisal of the new south african business rescue procedure |
| topic | UCTD Law theses SDG-08 Law theses SDG-17 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56618 |