Insolvency Law provides an in-depth exposition of South African insolvency law.
Edition/issue: 65
Published: November 2025
Publisher: LexisNexis South Africa
Insolvency Law provides an in-depth exposition of South African insolvency law.
This work provides an in-depth exposition of South African insolvency law, focusing primarily on the Insolvency Act and its application in winding up insolvent companies and close corporations. It also covers relevant provisions of the Companies Act and Close Corporations Act.
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Chapter 1 - Law Applicable
Chapter 2 - Compulsory Sequestration of Debtor's Estate
Chapter 3 - Voluntary Surrender
Chapter 4 - Trustees and Liquidators
Chapter 5 - Administration in relation to property
Chapter 6 - Legal proceedings
Chapter 7 - Meetings, Reports and Resolutions
Chapter 8 - Interrogations
Chapter 9 - Claims and Proof of Claims
Chapter 10 - Sale of Property
Chapter 11 - Trustees' and Liquidators' Accounts; Distribution and Contribution
Chapter 12 - Payments of Costs and Proved Claims
Chapter 13 - Compositions
Chapter 14 - Rehabilitation
Chapter 15 - General Control of Administration
Chapter 16 - Offences
Chapter 17 - Cross Border Insolvency
Chapter 18 - Business Rescue
Appendix I - Insolvency Act 24 of 1936, as amended
Appendix II - Regulations under Section 138 of the Insolvency Act
Appendix III - Tariff of Fees under Section 73(2) of the Insolvency Act
Appendix IV - Regulations for the Winding-up and Judicial Management of Companies
Appendix V - Notice regarding the Determination of Amounts and Exclusion of Employees for the Purposes of Section 98A of the Insolvency Act, 1936
Appendix VI - Cross-Border Insolvency Act 42 of 2000, as amended
Appendix VII - Long-Term Insurance Act 52 of 1998, as amended
Appendix VIII - Companies Act 71 of 2008: Chapter 6 €œBusiness Rescue and Compromise with Creditors€?; Companies Regulations, 2011 under Section 223 of the 2008 Companies Act [Extracts]