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Brazil’s new “Angel Investment Law” Brazil Alert
04 May 2017
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Do arbitration proceedings constitute legal proceedings?
June 2015
Section 133 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 provides for a general moratorium on legal proceedings against a company in business rescue. The section states that, during business rescue...
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Cancellation or suspension of agreements during business rescue
May 2015
Can a creditor cancel an agreement with a company in business rescue and what is the consequence of a business rescue practitioner suspending an agreement before cancellation?
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The abuse of business rescue: Beware the serial debtor
December 2014
The advent of the new Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Act) brought with it a shift from a creditor-protectionist society towards a business rescue model that is debtor-protectionist. In...
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A constitutional challenge on the statutory notification provisions of the Insolvency Act: Investec Bank Limited v Stratford and Others
December 2014
On 2 September 2014 the Constitutional Court heard an appeal against a final order of sequestration granted by the High Court of South Africa (Western Cape High Court) on 14 August 2013...
Hogan Lovells Publications
The effects of publication of a voluntary surrender notice – Abuse of process vs the law
August 2014
In recent years it appears to have become a common trend for distressed homeowners to publish voluntary surrender notices as a stratagem to stay execution proceedings instituted by...
Hogan Lovells Publications
New policy on the appointment of insolvency practitioners – could this be a turning point in the South African insolvency industry?
April 2014
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (the Minister) has recently determined a policy on the appointment of insolvency practitioners, which was published in the Government...
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Getting your own back: EFTs and mistaken transfers
June 2013
Hogan Lovells Publications
French Legal and Regulatory Newsletter French Legal and Regulatory Newsletter
May 2010
The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide an overview of the main French and EU legal and regulatory developments from the past month.
