Abstract

Corporate governance has long been endorsed globally as a key  factor in the survival or success of every corporation. The failure  of international companies like Arthur Anderson and Enron serves  to reinforce the argument that the courts have a role to play in  circumstances where the board has failed to carry out its functions.  This will be argued by referring to the importance of the prescribed  legislation and the King Codes, and more specifically, King IV as a  watchdog of good governance, often cited in court decisions where  governance is in issue. Reference will also be made to relevant case  law to emphasise the role of the courts in this regard.