The potential implications of introducing a carbon tax in South Africa

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The potential implications of introducing a carbon tax in South Africa

Authors Robyn De Jager

ISSN: 2521-2575
Affiliations: None
Source: Journal of Corporate and Commercial Law & Practice, The, Volume 4 Issue 2, 2018, p. 88 – 116

Abstract

This report analyses the potential implications of the proposed carbon tax for South Africa from an environmental and an economic perspective. A review of all the relevant literature on the topic was undertaken and a synthesis of the information available created, with the aim of objectively reviewing the implications of the carbon tax for the country. It looks at implications carbon tax would have on the country’s emissions, economic growth and employment;arguments by various stakeholders; and the interactions between the carbon tax and other proposed climate change mitigation measures proposed by the government. It also concludes that carbon tax holds negligible potential, from an emissions reduction perspective, and that the tax could have an unsustainable negative economic impact. The REIPPPP alone holds immense potential as an instrument for emissions reduction. Further, this article avers that a carbon tax is unnecessary and would be ineffective, and should therefore not be implemented.

Judicial construction of the requirement of good faith in section 165(5)(b) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008: Mbethe v United Manganese of Kalahari

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Judicial construction of the requirement of good faith in section 165(5)(b) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008: Mbethe v United Manganese of Kalahari

Authors Friedrich Hamadziripi

ISSN: 2521-2575
Affiliations: LLD (Candidate) University of Fort Hare
Source: Journal of Corporate and Commercial Law & Practice, The, Volume 4 Issue 2, 2018, p. 74 – 87

Abstract

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Corporate restructuring and reforms for ease of doing business in Nigeria

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Corporate restructuring and reforms for ease of doing business in Nigeria

Authors Grace Emmanuel Kaka, Folmi Yohanna

ISSN: 2521-2575
Affiliations: Lecturer, Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State; Nigerian-based Legal Practitioner
Source: Journal of Corporate and Commercial Law & Practice, The, Volume 4 Issue 2, 2018, p. 51 – 73

Abstract

In the latest World Bank annual ratings for 2018, Nigeria is ranked 145th among 190 economies in the Ease of Doing Business Index. This is an improvement from the 169th position it occupied in the 2017 ranking. This is due to reforms initiated by the Nigerian government aimed at creating an enabling environment for doing business in Nigeria. However, more needs to be done to sustain the momentum of creating the desired environment for entrepreneurs. Lack of political will to aggressively pursue reforms in the areas of electricity procurement, tackling corruption, taxes, enforcing contracts, permits for foreigners and dispute resolutions have been cited as affecting ease of doing business in Nigeria. This article seeks to propose reforms that could improve the ease of doing business in Nigeria.

Business rescue as a mechanism for addressing bank failures: Possible lessons from the American approach

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Business rescue as a mechanism for addressing bank failures: Possible lessons from the American approach

Authors Tinashe Chipatiso, Herbert Kawadza

ISSN: 2521-2575
Affiliations: Legal Consultant, Corporate Law; Senior Lecturer, Banking and Finance Law, University of the Witwatersrand
Source: Journal of Corporate and Commercial Law & Practice, The, Volume 4 Issue 2, 2018, p. 37 – 50

Abstract

The significant role played by banks in a modern economy is crucial and explains why banks are subjected to extensive regulatory frameworks. Despite such regulation and oversight, banks are nevertheless prone to failure. They too can be susceptible to financial distress and insolvency. Resolution mechanisms such as curatorship have been implemented to address such financial problems. The application and efficiency of that strategy has, however, been subjected to criticism, particularly in South Africa. This article proposes a regulatory change in the form of business rescue to rehabilitate failing banks. More specifically, it argues that business rescue is more efficient and preferred in achieving this purpose. It draws lessons from other jurisdictions such as the United States which implements, or has previously employed, business rescue as a bank resolution mechanism.

Annual board self-evaluations: A valuable aid to board effectiveness

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Annual board self-evaluations: A valuable aid to board effectiveness

Authors James J Hanks Jr, Sharon Kroupa, Chris Pate, Jeff Keehn, Hirsh Ament

ISSN: 2521-2575
Affiliations: Partner, Venable LLP, USA; Partner, Venable LLP, USA; Partner, Venable LLP, USA; Partner, Venable LLP, USA; Counsel, Venable LLP, USA
Source: Journal of Corporate and Commercial Law & Practice, The, Volume 4 Issue 2, 2018, p. 31 – 36

Abstract

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A Critique of the Exclusion of the Application of the Solvency and Liquidity Test on Appraisal Rights

by | Sep 21, 2019 | JCCL, JCCL V4 I2

A Critique of the Exclusion of the Application of the Solvency and Liquidity Test on Appraisal Rights

Authors Simphiwe S Bidie

ISSN: 2521-2575
Affiliations: Lecturer, Nelson R Mandela School of Law, University of Fort Hare
Source: Journal of Corporate and Commercial Law & Practice, The, Volume 4 Issue 2, 2018, p. 1 – 30

Abstract

In recent times the protection of minority shareholders has received quite a lot of attention in corporate governance. This is especially so now that corporate reforms abound. The development of the appraisal remedy has been a means towards the protection of such shareholders. These rights have been occasioned by the relentless contests, which companies are often inundated with, between majority and minority shareholders. Recently, appraisal rights have found expression in legislative frameworks of several countries to accord protection to minority shareholders. In South Africa, the Companies Act 71 of 2008 accords appraisal rights to minority shareholders. Under s 164 of the Act, when minority shareholders opt to exercise appraisal rights by, for example, making a demand to be paid by the company for their shares, those payments are excluded from constituting distribution by the company or the acquisition of shares by a company within the meaning of s 48 of the Act, and as such the payment is exempted from the operation of the provisions of s 48 or the application of the solvency and liquidity test set out in s 4 of the Act. The purpose of this paper is to critically engage with the exemption of a company from the scrutiny of the solvency and liquidity test because of payments made to minority shareholders occasioned by the exercise of appraisal rights.