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Small To Meduim Enterprises Filing For Business Rescue
Dr. Eric Levenstein, Director and Head of our Insolvency & Business Rescue practice area, spoke to eNCA discussing the uptick in filings for business rescue by small to medium enterprises and the usage of business rescue as a restructuring tool for the realignment of capital resources in a distressed environment.
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Effects of Business Rescue
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The PAIA and POPIA dichotomy: What information are you requesting?
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Security for costs – A White Elephant? A Chimera? Pie in the sky? …On any basis a Herculean task
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Merger approval without a specific acquiring or target firm
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Data protection impact assessment required despite “Might of the State”
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Your Actions in Cyberspace can Land You in Prison!
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