Insolvency, Business Rescue and Creditor Risk

Give credit managers, financial staff and legal advisers a practical grip on business rescue proceedings and insolvency risk under the Companies Act. Covers the difference between liquidation and business rescue, creditor voting rights, suretyships and personal liability of directors during financial distress. Delegates practise assessing counterparties for early warning signs before exposure becomes unrecoverable.

What you will be able to do

Distinguish between liquidation, business rescue and compromise procedures.
Explain creditor voting rights and ranking in a business rescue plan.
Assess suretyship and personal guarantee exposure before extending credit.
Identify director personal liability risks arising from reckless trading.
Evaluate early warning signs of financial distress in counterparties.
Protect organisational claims when a customer or supplier enters business rescue.

Course outline

01Business Rescue Framework
02Liquidation Versus Business Rescue
03Creditor Voting and Ranking
04Suretyships and Personal Guarantees
05Director Liability in Distress
06Early Warning Signs of Distress
07Protecting Claims as a Creditor
08Case Studies in Business Rescue

Who should attend

This course is designed for credit managers, financial managers, in-house counsel and procurement staff responsible for managing counterparty and credit risk.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Online	2	US$900
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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We can run Insolvency, Business Rescue and Creditor Risk privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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