Creditor Voting Rights During Business Rescue in Terms of the South African Companies Act 71 Of 2008
Chapter 6 of the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the “Companies Act”) deals with a process referred to under South African law as “business rescue”, aimed at the...Read more
Stef du Plessis
Specialist In-house Legal Counsel, Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, South Africa
New Priorities of Corporate Directors: Geopolitical and Technological Disruptions
This article highlights the rising geopolitical tensions and technological competition between the United States (and allied liberal democracies) and China (and certain other authoritarian regimes). These geopolitical challenges will impact...Read more
Donald Rosenberg
Former General Counsel, Qualcomm, USA
David Teece
Executive Chairman, Berkeley Research Group LLC, USA
Kirti Gupta
Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies, USA
Business as Usual?
Recent (1) criminal penalties paid by Volkswagen, (2) the bankruptcy filing by Takata and (3) the plea bargains by two ex- Penn State University officials, and the conviction of its...Read more
Robert Alpert
President/In House Counsel, Icalm Group, USA
A Succession of Parties; When Does a State Succession Terminate a Contract?
Changes in governments and the overthrow of States are increasingly commonplace. Drafters of long term contracts with Sovereign States, be they loan agreements or natural resources or infrastructure investment agreements,...Read more
Reg Fowler
Senior Legal Counsel, Shell International BV, Netherlands
Opportunity and Crisis: A Primer on Business Continuity Planning
Governments and regulatory authorities have, for some time, encouraged private sector companies to create and implement contigency plans in the event that a crisis occurs. As a consequence of the...Read more
Gabrielle Brussel
Of Counsel, Interstate JCDecaux, LLC, USA