Change Of Company Name, Use of Assumed Or “Trading As” Name 

Introduction  Quite often in business companies and other business entities change their names for various reasons. Companies may also use assumed or “trading as” names. The latter situation is quite

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Company Secretary – Functions, Qualifications, Minutes 

Introduction  Many people wonder what the functions of a company secretary are. This is addressed by the Companies and Other Business Entities Act (Chapter 24:31), “COBE Act” or “the Act”. 

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Application By Creditor for Liquidation of a Company 

Introduction  Under insolvency practice it is common to find a company under either corporate rescue proceedings or in liquidation, in terms of the Insolvency Act (Chapter 6:07) or “the Act”). 

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Managing Deceased Estates That Own Shares in Companies 

Introduction  Many times it happens that at the time a person dies he or she owns shares in a company. At times the shares owned are quite significant. The deceased

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Reviving Manufacturing Company Through Corporate Rescue Proceedings 

Introduction  I have previously written on corporate rescue proceedings (“corporate rescue”). Corporate rescue is also known by other terms such as business rescue or judicial management. According to Section 121

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