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Company law and the relationship between shareholders is the foundation of all organisations. You can trade as a sole proprietor, but often you will find that you need the legal protection an entity or ‘legal person’ provides. We’ll ensure that understand the potential opportunities and pitfalls of these Acts and regulations, to ensure you are protected and that your experience is a positive one.

We can help you structure your business correctly, register a company, draft shareholders agreements and MOI’s and manage the relationship between shareholders and ensure that key people are vested in the organisation’s success.

Read more about Company Law and Shareholders and how we can assist you. Below you will find our most recent Insights on companies and corporations. We consider the Companies Act in many countries which deal with issues like the memorandum of incorporation (MOI) and shareholder agreements.

What is a MOI or Memorandum of Incorporation?

What is a MOI? The term "MOI" is an abbreviation for “Memorandum of Incorporation”. It is a document that sets out the rights, duties and responsibilities of shareholders, directors and other persons involved in a company. Every company registered in [...]

By |2024-03-12T11:04:32+02:00March 10th, 2024|Categories: Company Law|Tags: , , |

What is a private body or organisation?

The law treats a private body differently from a public body so it is essential that you know the difference. Some laws (like POPIA and PAIA) require private bodies to do specific things (like submit a PAIA report). How the [...]

Startup funding: understanding SAFEs

Raising seed capital is an exercise many startups will need to go through. It is important to remember that funding is a means-to-an-end. Funding isn't indicative of success, rather it enables your startup to scale. So the question arises, what [...]

By |2022-10-18T14:45:51+02:00December 1st, 2021|Categories: Company Law, Contracts, Startup law|Tags: , |

Director vs shareholder vs employee | What is the difference?

What is the difference between a director, shareholder and employee? Many people do not know the distinction between them. These differences are important to understand. In many small to medium sized organisations the same person can play all three roles and [...]

By |2021-02-24T20:53:34+02:00February 20th, 2021|Categories: Company Law|Tags: , , |

Enabling business in a post coronavirus world

The coronavirus and COVID-19 have caused havoc, made countries lockdown, plunged economies into recession and made it very hard for business to continue. Organisations have struggled to continue their operations and do business. Many countries in the world are trying [...]

By |2022-11-15T20:28:36+02:00June 11th, 2020|Categories: Company Law, Electronic Signature Law|Tags: , , , |

Joint venture partnerships are not advisable

Partnerships are legal relationships which are based on contracts where two or more people (or companies) agree to carry on business together with the object of making and sharing profits. Partnerships generally involve an ongoing business relationship. Joint venture partnerships [...]

By |2019-04-30T12:10:54+02:00April 28th, 2019|Categories: Company Law|Tags: , |

Sale of Business or Sale of Assets – How to Sell a Business or its Assets

It is important to know the difference between a sale of business as a going concern, a sale of assets and a sale of shares or member's interest, before concluding a sale agreement involving your company or close corporation [...]

By |2022-09-14T13:47:08+02:00October 31st, 2017|Categories: Company Law|Tags: , , , |