Top ten risks for creditors of companies going into business rescue in 2017
Continued pressure on business and world economies appears to continue into 2017. In South Africa, 2016 has seen several companies going out of business and...
Eric Levenstein
Eric Levenstein specialises in Dispute Resolution, Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring, Intellectual Property and Technology at Werksmans.
Quo vadis – Business rescue or liquidation?
Going under business rescue is proving to be an increasingly attractive option for South African companies that are in financial distress since the advent of...
Time to amend the Business Rescue Act?
Business rescue was introduced into our law in May 2011. But is it time for an overhaul?
The business rescue legislation has been in place for...
The duty to disclose business rescue proceedings
On 14 April 2016, the Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) in the matter of Umso Construction Proprietary Limited (“Umso”) v MEC for Roads and Public...
Spotlight on boards and shareholder activism
Corporate activism places public pressure on boards to improve both financial and non-financial performance of companies. Non-financial performance would include corporate governance, ethics, executive remuneration...
Finding Law Articles: Where Should You Begin?
Eric Levenstein, director at Werksmans Attorneys, offers some advice to help young attorneys overcome the challenges of finding law articles.…
