Tag: shareholder rights
BusinessBrief August/September 2025 edition is now available!
Read our exclusive cover story titled Shareholder rights - power without responsibilities, obligations or duties! by Michael Judin, Partner, Judin Combrinck Inc, plus a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics.
SCA upholds minority shareholder rights in share repurchase
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) upholds the rights of dissenting minority shareholders in situations where a company intends to repurchase more than 5% of its issued shares of any particular class.
Steinhoff shareholders have no triable case
On 26 June 2020, the High Court in Johannesburg dismissed with costs an application for the certification of a class action by Steinhoff shareholders against the directors and auditors of Steinhoff companies, having determined that the shareholders do not have a triable case.
Understanding shareholder rights – tackling the Big Fish
An often misunderstood issue among entrepreneurs is the muddled duties of individuals who act in the roles of shareholder, director and employee. The court recently assisted to untangle these issues.
