Introduction One cannot talk of good corporate governance and overlook conflict of interest, especially the need to avoid it or its full disclosure. In this article I look at what
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Introduction One cannot talk of good corporate governance and overlook conflict of interest, especially the need to avoid it or its full disclosure. In this article I look at what
An AOD is a document executed by a debtor in favour of a creditor wherein the debtor clearly and unequivocally acknowledges that he or she owes money to another person (a creditor).
Introduction The use of an acknowledgement of debt (“AOD” for purposes of this article) is common practice in everyday life whether by organisations or individuals. It is common that a
Introduction Introduction The use proxies at company annual general meetings (AGMs) or extraordinary general meetings (EGMs) is common practice in corporates. In this article I look at the law as
Introduction I have previously written many articles on company law covering areas issues such as shares, directors, shareholders, meetings, key company secretarial documents, etc. In this article I address how
Introduction This article is addition to the two I wrote on “Competition Act and Implications on Mergers and Acquisitions”, 8 September 2022 and “Competition Act on restrictive practices”, 15 September
Introduction In my previous article of 8 September 2022 titled “Competition Act and implications on mergers and acquisitions” I covered how the Competition Act (Chapter 14:28) (“the Competition Act” or
Introduction In the world of business mergers and acquisitions are quite common. Businesses may combine to become one through mergers or one business may acquire one or more others through
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
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”.