Introduction and background -- Legal personality and registration of companies -- Corporate finance -- Corporate capital -- Capacity and representation -- Corporate governance : shareholders -- Corporate governance : directors -- Groups of companies -- Accounting records, financial statements and audit -- Fundamental transactions and take-over regulation -- Business rescue -- Remedies and enforcement -- Winding-up and dissolution -- Transitional arrangements -- Partnerships -- Close corporations -- Appendix A : standard forms -- Appendix B : alterable provisions -- Appendix C : schedule of forms and fees.