INSOL International and the South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioner Association (SARIPA) are delighted to be jointly presenting two courses on South African insolvency law, namely the Programme in South African Insolvency Law and Practice and the Programme in South African Business Rescue. 

While business rescue was covered in the 2022 Programme in South African Insolvency Law and Practice, from 2023 it has been decided to present two distinct courses, one dealing with insolvency law and practice and one dealing with the business rescue process. The Programme in South African Law and Practice will focus on sequestration and liquidation, while the Programme in South African Business Rescue will focus on the South African rescue procedure contained in Chapter 6 of the Companies Act 2008.

Programme in South African Business Rescue

The Programme in South African Business Rescue (the SARIPA Business Rescue Course) is a new course that will be presented for the first time in 2023. The course has a well-balanced approach between theory and practice and candidates will be taken through the entire business rescue process, including (but not limited to) the completion of statutory forms, passing resolutions and bringing applications for placing a company in business rescue, understanding financial forecasts in the context of business rescue, drafting business rescue plans and dealing with related aspects. The course covers all aspects of business rescue and also covers compromises in terms of section 155 of the Companies Act 2008. The SARIPA Business Rescue Course is not only aimed at South Africans, but is also available to be completed by persons from outside South Africa.

The materials to be used on the course have been drafted by experts in practice and academia, and these same experts will present the live lectures. These experts include well-known names such as Dr Eric Levenstein (Werksmans), Emeritus Professor Anneli Loubser (UNISA), Mr Tobie Jordaan (Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr), Mr Buhle Duma (Fluxmans), Mr Dawie van der Merwe (BDO Advisory), Ms Nastascha Harduth (Werksmans), Mr Christopher Rey (BDO Advisory), Ms Lara Kahn (Webber Wentzel), Mr John Evans (RS Advisors), Ms Juliette de Hutton (Bowmans), Mr Peter van den Steen (Metis Strategic Advisors), Mr Phahlane Mkhombo (Genesis Corporate Solutions), Ms Jo-Anne Mitchell Marais (Deloitte), Ms Alison Timme (EY-Parthenon), Mr Stefan Smythe (EY-Parthenon), Mr Gerhard Rudolph (Allen & Overy), Mr Richard Bradstreet (University of Cape Town) and Mr Colin Strime (Fluxmans).

The SARIPA Business Rescue Course will commence on 1 March 2023 and registrations will open on 1 October 2022. The duration of the course is 10 months and will be presented completely online.

For more information about the programme, such as entry requirements and pricing, please download the course brochure below. Anyone requiring more information about the programme should contact the INSOL International Education Team at [email protected].

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Deadline for all applications is 28 February 2023