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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.

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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

  1. 01Business Rescue Framework
  2. 02Liquidation Versus Business Rescue
  3. 03Creditor Voting and Ranking
  4. 04Suretyships and Personal Guarantees
  5. 05Director Liability in Distress
  6. 06Early Warning Signs of Distress
  7. 07Protecting Claims as a Creditor
  8. 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

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Harare2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register

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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