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Companies Act Update: CIPC Directives & Amendments

Overview  

Getting corporate compliance wrong is no longer a technicality, it carries real consequences. Blocked annual return filings, administrative penalties, compliance notices, deregistration risk and director liability are all live outcomes for companies and their advisors who have not kept pace with South Africa’s rapidly evolving corporate regulatory framework.  

This practical, technically grounded session will equip you to navigate the latest Companies Act amendments and CIPC directives with confidence, and to advise your clients accordingly.  

Join Adv Dwight Snyman as he provides a practical and comprehensive overview of the recent Companies Act amendments and CIPC directives, explains their impact on company governance and compliance obligations and equips attendees with actionable guidance.  

Learning objectives  

Attending this webinar will equip you with the following skills: 

• A clear understanding of the Companies Amendment Acts of 2024, CIPC directives and practice notes and their practical impact on corporate compliance and governance 

• Practical guidance on beneficial ownership compliance, annual return filing obligations, statutory register maintenance and financial disclosure requirements 

• Confidence to identify enforcement risks — including administrative penalties, compliance notices, blocked filings and deregistration — and advise clients accordingly 

• Tools to implement practical compliance processes, including calendar design, statutory register reconciliation, checklists and remediation strategies 

• The ability to advise companies, directors and stakeholders on governance best practices under the amended regulatory framework, including remuneration governance and social and ethics committee obligations  

Content 

The webinar will cover the following topics:  

• Legislative and Regulatory Framework  

• CIPC Filing Architecture and Compliance Regime  

• Beneficial Ownership Compliance  

• Statutory Registers and Company Records  

• Annual Returns and Financial Disclosure  

• Corporate Governance Amendments  

• Remuneration Governance  

• Social and Ethics Committee Amendments  

• Financial Assistance and Intra-Group Transactions  

• Share Capital, Securities and Corporate Transactions  

• Enforcement, Offences and Liability  

• Practical Compliance Implementation  

• Practical Risk Areas and Common Errors