Contemporary Company Law has quickly established itself as a leading resource on South African company law for legal practitioners, company law specialists and academics. It has been increasingly relied on and referred to with approval by the High Courts, the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court.

Contemporary Company Law is a comprehensive and advanced company law text. It is much more than a mere narrative of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 or of the decisions of the courts. Its approach is to expound, explain, or clarify the legal principles and statutory provisions. In writing this third edition, apart from updating the text to incorporate the extensive development of many of the provisions of the Companies Act and the leading cases on the subject, the rapid globalisation of company law has also been taken into account. This edition contains updated discussions on those foreign jurisdictions that have exerted a strong influence on moulding the Companies Act of 2008, such as US, English, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand law.

The increased complexity of company law makes Contemporary Company Law even more useful for busy legal practitioners and judges seeking a ready and reliable insight into a particular aspect of company law.

• TABLE OF CASES 
• TABLE OF STATUTES 
• CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW COMPANIES ACT:
• GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE ACT  -Farouk HI Cassim
• CHAPTER 2 THE LEGAL CONCEPT OF A COMPANY - Rehana Cassim
• CHAPTER 3 TYPES OF COMPANIES  Maleka Femida Cassim
• CHAPTER 4 FORMATION OF COMPANIES AND THE COMPANY CONSTITUTION - Maleka Femida Cassim
• CHAPTER 5 CORPORATE CAPACITY, AGENCY AND THE TURQUAND RULE - Farouk HI Cassim
• CHAPTER 6 GROUPS OF COMPANIES AND RELATED PERSONS - Richard Jooste
• CHAPTER 7 SHARES, SECURITIES AND TRANSFER  - Richard Jooste and Jacqueline Yeats
• CHAPTER 8 CORPORATE FINANCE - Richard Jooste
• CHAPTER 9 GOVERNANCE AND SHAREHOLDERS - Rehana Cassim
• CHAPTER 10 GOVERNANCE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Rehana Cassim
• CHAPTER 11 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - Rehana Cassim
• CHAPTER 12 THE DUTIES AND THE LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS - Farouk HI Cassim
• CHAPTER 13 THE AUDITOR, FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING - Joanne Shev and Richard Jooste
• CHAPTER 14 PUBLIC OFFERINGS OF COMPANY SECURITIES - Jacqueline Yeats
• CHAPTER 15 FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS, TAKEOVERS AND OFFERS - Maleka Femida Cassim and Jacqueline Yeats
• CHAPTER 16 SHAREHOLDER REMEDIES AND MINORITY PROTECTION - Maleka Femida Cassim
• CHAPTER 17 ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATORY AGENCIES - Maleka Femida Cassim
• CHAPTER 18 BUSINESS RESCUE AND COMPROMISES - Farouk HI Cassim
• CHAPTER 19 WINDING-UP - Jacqueline Yeats
• CHAPTER 20 INSIDER TRADING AND MARKET MANIPULATION  - Richard Jooste and Rehana Cassim
• CHAPTER 21 TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - Maleka Femida Cassim and Farouk HI Cassim
• INDEX 

Contemporary Company Law is not only aimed at company law specialists, legal practitioners, legal advisors and judges, but is also a very useful resource for other professional persons such as auditors, accountants and company secretaries, as well as academics and, of course, postgraduate and undergraduate company law students.