Companies and other business structures in South Africa : commercial law

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Author:

Davis, Dennis.

ISBN:

9780195986419

Publication Information:

Cape Town, South Africa : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Physical Description:

xx, 289 pages ; 24 cm

Contents:

The Companies Act, No 71 of 2008 -- Legal personality, types of companies, and company information -- Corporate finance: shares, debentures and distributions -- Shareholders and company meetings -- Groups of companies -- Directors and board committees -- Financial records and reporting -- Auditors and the company secretary -- Takeovers, offers and fundamental transactions -- Business rescue proceedings and compromises -- Remedies, enforcement agencies and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) -- Partnerships -- Close corporations -- Business trusts -- Companies and financial markets.

Subject Term:

Business enterprises -- Law and legislation -- South Africa.

Corporation law -- South Africa.

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Summary

Companies and other Business Structures in South Africa offers a unique synthesis of legal and accounting expertise to provide a clear, practical and authoritative overview of company law and particularly the far-reaching changes introduced by the Companies Act, No 71 of 2008. The book integrates common law and an applied, business orientated approach, providing an invaluable analysis of the purpose and rationale of the new provisions. It provides a careful explanation of the concepts and principles of company law, highlights how the legislative provisions of the new Companies Act depart from the existing company law regime, and considers their impact and relevance for companies and the legal and accounting professions. This book has been written primarily for students of commerce studying the compulsory undergraduate course on the law of companies and other business structures. Companies and other Business Structures in South Africa is designed to comply with the sugg ested syllabus for commercial law as outlined in the SAICA education requirements for Part 1 of the Qualifying Examination (revised 2005). Endorsed by SAIPA.