"Offers" and the Companies Act 71 of 2008

Delport, P.A. (Petrus Albertus)

dc.contributor.author	Delport, P.A. (Petrus Albertus)
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-11T06:14:09Z
dc.date.available	2012-01-11T06:14:09Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	The birth of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“the Act”) was discussed by Delport “Companies Act 71 of 2008 and the ‘Turquand’ rule” 2011 THRHR 132. The dangers inherent in the transplantation of foreign rules on the common law were mentioned by him. To ignore the development of an Act and the common law over many decades through importing new concepts and structures, apparently purely for the sake of change, can be even more dangerous. All of this is most patent in the provisions that regulate the offer of securities to the public (ch 4 of the Act). It is not argued that the mere importing of new concepts is detrimental to our company law, but these concepts and changes should improve and not debilitate existing law (see, however, Temkin “New company law ‘reliable, userfriendly’” Business Day 2011-01-10 and sources quoted).	en
dc.description.librarian	nf2012	en
dc.description.uri	http://www.lexisnexis.co.za	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Delport, P 2011, '"Offers" and the Companies Act 71 of 2008', Journal of Contemporary Roman Dutch Law/Tydskrif Vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 280-286.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1682-4490
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17738
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	LexisNexis	en_US
dc.rights	LexisNexis. This article is embargoed by the publisher until June 2012.	en
dc.subject	Companies Act 71 of 2008	en
dc.subject.lcsh	South Africa. Companies Act, 2008	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Legislative amendments -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Corporation law -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Corporate governance -- Law and legislation -- South Africa	en
dc.title	"Offers" and the Companies Act 71 of 2008	en
dc.type	Article	en