Motala v Master of the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria (48748/11)
Motala v Master of the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria (48748/11) [2017] ZAGPPHC 665 (9 October 2017)
The court found that the Master was both entitled and obliged to conduct enquiries into the applicant's conduct as liquidator under section 381 of the Companies Act, given serious concerns about asset-stripping, employee welfare, and the applicant's failure to cooperate. The applicant was given sufficient notice and opportunity to respond to the Master's enquiries but refused to answer questions regarding the merits of the administration, thereby undermining the Master's statutory duties. The delay in bringing review proceedings regarding the decisions of 20 July and 5 September 2011 was exce…
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- Removal Of Liquidator
- Procedural Fairness
- Delay In Review
- Panel Of Liquidators
- Conflict Of Interest