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The effect of the partial codification of the common law duties of directors in the companies Act 71 of 2008 on the liability of directors
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The global financial crisis resulted in a corporate collapse in different parts of the world. The global financial crisis was caused by poor governance. Consequently many countries, including South Africa, began to place ...
Directors Personal Liability for Irregular, Wasteful and Fruitless Expenditure in South African (SA) State owned Companies (SOC).
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Directors of companies are the forerunners in overseeing and strategically managing a company.1 The Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Companies Act) gives the board of directors the legislative obligation for a company to be ...
Combating financial misconduct by ensuring the implementation of a financial literacy requirement for directors and audit committee members
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Before the 1990s, corporate governance was a very rarely used term within the business world.1 Corporations over time have become more influential, larger and more complex within the global economy; therefore to ensure ...
The South African business judgement rule – An analysis of the rationality standard for reviewing the conduct of a director
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
The legal nature of a company is that of an artificial person, which exists separately from the management and shareholders of that company.1 Consequently, it lacks the ability to act on its own and must act through ...