Phillips Law

Section 137: Rights of Employees

SUB-PART C: RIGHTS OF AFFECTED PERSONS DURING CORPORATE RESCUE PROCEEDINGS (1) During a company’s corporate rescue proceedings any employees of the company who are- (a) represented by a registered trade union may exercise any rights set out in this Part – (i) collectively through their trade union; and (ii) in accordance with applicable labour law; […]

Section 136: Remuneration of Practitioner

(1) The corporate rescue practitioner is entitled to charge an amount to the company for the remuneration and expenses of the practitioner in accordance with the Second Schedule item 1 which may be amended by the Minister from time to time by way of notice in the Gazette. (2) The practitioner may propose an agreement […]

Section 134: Investigation of affairs of company

( 1) As soon as practicable after being appointed, a corporate rescue practitioner must investigate the company’s affairs, business, property, and financial situation, and after having done so, consider whether there is any reasonable prospect of the company being rescued. (2) If, at any time during corporate rescue proceedings, the practitioner concludes that (a) there […]

Section 133: General powers and duties of practitioners

(1) During a company’s corporate rescue proceedings, the corporate rescue practitioner, in addition to any other powers and duties set out in this Part- (a) has full management control of the company in substitution for its board and pre-existing management which is dissolved in terms of the provisions of section 130(2);          […]

Section 131: Qualifications of practitioners

Sub-Part B-Corporate Rescue Practitioner’s Functions and Terms of Appointment. (1) A person may be appointed as the corporate rescue practitioner of a company only if the person – (a) is not disqualified to be appointed liquidator in terms of section 74; (b) has been registered and licensed as an insolvency practitioner in terms of the […]

Section 130: Effect on Shareholders and Directors

(3) During a company’s corporate rescue proceedings, each director of the company at the time the corporate rescue proceedings commenced must attend to the requests of the corporate rescue practitioner at all times, and provide the corporate rescue practitioner with any information about the company’s affairs as may reasonably be required. (4) If, during a […]