Duration: 12 months
Language medium: English
Target group:
Legal and accounting practitioners, auditors, and company secretaries
Admission requirements:
B-Degree or an equivalent NQF qualification or substantial relevant practical experience in a legal or related environment
Registration periods:
15 January to 30 March, late registrations will be accepted until 30 April
FEES R9985,00 AND PAYABLE IN FULL DURING REGISTRATION.
Course leader details:
Mr Basil Mashabane
LLB (UP) LLM (UNISA) Cert.in Advanced Corp and Securities Law (UNISA), LLD Candidate (UNISA) and Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
Discipline expertise: Company Law, Takeover Law and Corporate Governance
Office 8-66,
Cas Van Vuuren Building
UNISA Tel: 012 429-4851
E-mail: mashabk@unisa.ac.za
Assistant course leader details:
Ms. Mahlodi Mothapo
LLB (UL) LLM (Unisa) Cert in Corporate Law (Unisa and Lead) LLD candidate (Unisa).
Discipline expertise: Corporate Governance, Company Law and Civil Procedure
Office 8-68
Cas Van Vuuren Building
UNISA
Programme administrator:
Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp
Purpose statement:
This short learning programme aims to provide legal and accounting
practitioners, auditors, company secretaries, and others with an
advanced knowledge of the legal principles and applicable legislation in
specific areas of corporate law and securities law, with particular emphasis
on the Companies Act 2008 (an amended). The topics covered by this
course include fundamental transactions, affected transactions and offers
market abuse with the emphasis on insider trading, aspects of corporate
finance, including public offers, listing on the JSE Ltd, distributions and
BBBEE, business rescue proceedings and compromises under the
Companies Act 2008, corporate governance, with specific emphasis on
the codified duties and liabilities of company directors in the Companies
Act 2008, as well as the company secretary, other officers, auditors, and
the King Reports, and specific remedies available to shareholders and
others in terms of the Companies Act 2008.
Modules:
ACSL01N - Advanced Corporate Law and Security Law
Content:
A general introduction to the Companies Act, 2008 Takeovers Market abuse with the emphasis on insider trading Share capital rules, including share buy-backs and dividends Business rescue proceedings and compromises under the CompaniesAct, 2008, with some comparisons to the repealed procedures of judicial management and section 311 compromises Corporate governance, with specific emphasis on the codified duties and liabilities of company directors in the Companies Act, 2008 as well as the company secretary, other officers, auditors, and the King Reports Johannesburg Stock Exchange listings Black Economic Empowerment