What are minority shareholders’ appraisal rights?

Can minority shareholders force the majority to act in a certain way? Appraisal rights can be used to achieve this in certain circumstances.

What is an “Act of Insolvency” and how common are they?

How a person “acts” when they owe someone money is important. What an act of insolvency is exactly will be helpful to Debtors and Creditors.

This article explains how employers can be held responsible for the actions of employees through the legal principle of Vicarious Liability.

It is a complicated, difficult and costly process to register an ante-nuptial contract after you are married. We explain the process here.

Legal Prescription is a legal principle that sets out how long someone has to collect a debt. Here we discuss how prescription effects you.

Do you want to sell your business? If your answer is “yes”, you will find this second part of our article on selling your business helpful.

Do you want to sell your business? If your answer is “yes”, you will find this first part of our article on selling your business helpful.

Landlords and Body Corporates sometimes try cutting electricity to get tenants to pay. Here we discuss the Laws relating to this situation.

A restraint of trade is a common provision in commercial contracts. They are intended to provide protection but they may not be legal.

The South African company system is well developed and regulated. Here we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a Sole Proprietor.