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		<title>What is voluntary sequestration?</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>The term “insolvency” relates to both sequestration (for individuals and trusts) and liquidation (for companies and close corporations). Sequestration can either be effected by voluntary sequestration<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span></p>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The term
“insolvency” relates to both sequestration (for individuals and trusts) and
liquidation (for companies and close corporations). Sequestration can either be
effected by voluntary sequestration or compulsory sequestration. This article
will deal with voluntary sequestration, where the person applying to the Court
for sequestration is the insolvent individual himself/herself.<br><br>



<strong>What does “insolvent” mean?</strong><br><br>



If someone
is insolvent (bankrupt), the amount of her debts is more than the value of
their assets and income, and she is unable to pay her creditors (a creditor is a
person or business she owes money to).<br><br>



<strong>How does voluntary sequestration work?</strong><br><br>



When a
person becomes insolvent, she can apply to the Court for her estate to be
sequestrated. There are, however, three requirements that she will have to meet
before the Court will allow her estate to be sequestrated:<br><br>



<ol><li>She must
prove that her debts are actually more than the value of her assets.</li>



<li>She must
have enough assets to pay the costs of the sequestration application.</li>



<li>She must
prove that the sequestration will benefit the persons and/or businesses she
owes money to i.e. they must get paid (at least something) if her estate is
sequestrated.</li></ol>



If the
Court grants permission for sequestration, it will appoint a trustee/curator by
court order who must manage the insolvent estate to the equal benefit of all
the creditors.<br><br>



The
trustee/curator will sell her assets and use the money to pay her creditors. If
the money from the sale of her assets is not enough to pay all creditors in
full, the money will be divided pro rata between the creditors based on the
amount owed to each creditor and the order of preference of payment. Any
outstanding debt that remains thereafter will be written off by the creditors.<br><br>



<strong>What happens when the voluntary sequestration process has
been completed?</strong><br><br>



The
insolvent person can start over with no debt to his name. This makes it sound
as if a person can make debt, then apply for voluntary sequestration and walk
away without paying his creditors. However, being sequestrated does have
disadvantages.<br><br>



<strong>What are the disadvantages of voluntary sequestration?</strong><br><br>



The
following disadvantages should be considered before applying for a voluntary
sequestration:<br><br>



<ol><li>The
sequestrated person’s credit record will get a blow as he/she will be blacklisted
at credit bureaus and lose their creditworthy status.</li>



<li>The
sequestrated person can’t borrow money or incur any other debt until he/she is
rehabilitated.



The
sequestrated person will qualify as being rehabilitated when declared as such
by the Court, which can happen four years after the sequestration date or
sometimes sooner. If the Court does not declare the sequestrated person
rehabilitated, he/she will automatically become rehabilitated ten years after
his/her sequestration date.</li>



<li>If a
person’s estate is sequestrated, it may lead to prohibition of membership of
certain professional bodies until he/she is rehabilitated, or even future
exclusion from certain professions.</li></ol>



<strong>Who may apply for voluntary sequestration?</strong><br><br>



<ol><li>In the case
of a natural person becoming insolvent, the person himself/herself may apply,
or his/her representative.</li><li>Where
spouses are married in community of property, both spouses must apply for voluntary
sequestration at the same time.</li><li>The
partners in a partnership who are resident in South Africa or their
representative may apply for voluntary sequestration.</li><li>When a
deceased estate is insolvent, the executor of the estate may lodge an
application for voluntary sequestration.</li><li>The curator
(curator bonis) of an estate where the individual is unable to handle his/her
own affairs e.g. if the individual is mentally unfit.</li><li>An
insolvent trust.</li></ol>



Voluntary
sequestration is not the panacea it appears to be at the surface. Although it
might be a solution for the financial problems of an insolvent person, there is
a price to pay in terms of losing a creditworthy status and/or a profession
together with a good reputation which might have taken years to build up.<br><br>



The
decision to apply for voluntary sequestration should not be taken lightly and
should only be used as a last resort after all other possible avenues have been
exhausted. If you need
more information on insolvency and voluntary sequestration, please contact your
legal advisor.<br><br>



<em>This article is a general information sheet and should not be used or relied on as legal or other professional advice. No liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions nor for any loss or damage arising from reliance upon any information herein. Always contact your legal adviser for specific and detailed advice. Errors and omissions excepted (E&amp;OE)</em></p>



<p><strong>References:</strong></p>



<ul><li><a href="http://www.debtbusters.co.za">http://www.debtbusters.co.za</a></li>



<li><a href="http://www.findanattorney.co.za">http://www.findanattorney.co.za</a></li>



<li><a href="http://voluntarysequestrationprocess.co.za">http://voluntarysequestrationprocess.co.za</a></li>



<li><a href="http://www.conlonlaw.co.za">http://www.conlonlaw.co.za</a></li>



<li><a href="http://dlbmattorneys.co.za">http://dlbmattorneys.co.za</a></li></ul>
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		<title>MISBRUIK VAN DIE INSOLVENSIEWET</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>Op 4 Maart 2014 het Regter Binns-Ward in die Kaapse Hooggeregshof ‘n interdik teen ‘n maatskappy toegestaan wat bedrog gepleeg het in terme van die Insolvensiewet<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://blog.schnetlers.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/A2.jpg"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-58" alt="A1_B" src="http://blog.schnetlers.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/A2.jpg" width="180" height="180" /></a>Op 4 Maart 2014 het Regter Binns-Ward in die Kaapse Hooggeregshof ‘n interdik teen ‘n maatskappy toegestaan wat bedrog gepleeg het in terme van die Insolvensiewet (hierna verwys as ‘die Wet’). Die maatskappy dit as volg gedoen:</p>
<p>Elke week soek die maatskappy se werknemers deur die ‘Groen Staatskoerant’ vir advertensies van verkope eksekusie van residensiële eiendomme. Die maatskappy het konsultante in diens regoor die land gehad. Die konsultante werf dan die besigheid van die betrokke eksukusie skuldenaars. Die skuldenaars word deur die konsultante ingelig dat ‘n kansellasie van die verkoop in eksekusie bereik kan word in terme van die Insolvensiewet. Die maatskappy bied aan om toe te sien tot die publikasie van ‘n kennisgewing van oorgawe ingevolge Artikel 4(1) van die Wet, onderhewig aan die betaling van ‘n fooi aan die maatskappy. Hulle lig die skuldenaar ook in dat daar geen gevolge sal wees indien ‘n aansoek by die hof nie volg nie. Dit wen vir die skuldenaar 30 dae. In dié 30 dae het die maatskappy, indien die skuldenaar wil en teen ‘n addisionele fooi, ‘n kans om ‘n forensiese oudit te doen wat met groot waarskynlikheid sal bewys dat die eksekusieskuldeiser (dikwels banke) sy eis misreken het en die skuldenaar het dan ‘n geleentheid om ‘n kompromie te bereik met die eksekusieskuldeiser.</p>
<p>Wanneer skuldenaars op hul betalings in verstek bly, stuur die banke ‘n opdrag na hul prokureurs toe om aksie teen die skuldenaars te neem. Die bank kan die regskostes terug eis van die skuldenaar, maar net in ‘n aparte rekening met ‘n verskillende rentekoers; hulle word nie toegelaat om dit by te voeg by die balans van die verband met ‘n ander rentekoers nie. Hulle kan net inskrywings met betrekking tot hul verbandpaaiemente by die rekening voeg, nie regskoste nie. Die maatskappy betwis dan dat die bank kontrakbreuk pleeg en doen by die hof aansoek vir die tersydestelling van die verstekvonnis.</p>
<p>Wat sê die Insolvensiewet?<br />
Artikel 4(1) van die Wet vereis dat ‘n kennisgewing van oorgawe nie meer as dertig dae nie, maar minder as veertien dae voor aansoek gedoen word vir oorgawe van die boedel van die skuldenaar, gepubliseer word. Artikel 5(1) van die Wet bepaal dat dit onwettig is om enige eiendom van die skuldenaar waarop beslag gelê is in terme van ‘n lasbrief van eksekusie, te verkoop, indien hy reeds ‘n kennisgewing van boedel oorgawe in terme van Artikel 4(1) van die Wet gepubliseer het in die Staatskoerant (hierdie voorsiening is vir bona fide vrywillige oorgawe aansoeke, nie bedrieglike aansoeke nie), tensy die persoon belas met die lasbrief nie geweet het van die publikasie nie, en die eiendom gewaardeer is vir minder as R5000.</p>
<p>Die besluit om &#8216;n kennisgewing van oorgawe te publiseer deur &#8216;n skuldenaar vereis die voorneme van die skuldenaar om uiteindelik by die hof so ‘n aansoek in te dien en die nodige stappe te neem om sodanige sekwestrasiebevel te verkry. ‘n Mens kan ‘n kennisgewing van oorgawe onttrek (in terme van Artikel 7) deur skriftelike toestemming van die Meester van die Hof aan te vra. Alternatiewelik kan jy in terme van Artikel 6 die kennisgewing onttrek, deurdat dit verval indien geen aansoek vir oorgawe gemaak word na 14 dae na die datum in die kennisgewing van oorgawe nie. Hierdie bepaling moet egter tot voordeel van die skuldeisers wees, nie die skuldenaars nie. Artikel 6 maak dit duidelik dat geen wettige doel gedien kan word deur die publikasie van ‘n kennisgewing van oorgawe indien die betrokke boedel nie werklik insolvent is nie, en as dit nie bewys kan word nie, word die sekwestrasiekoste betaal en die sekwestrasie is tot voordeel van die Skuldeisers.</p>
<p>Hierdie saak het gegaan oor ‘n aansoek aan die hof, waar die applikant ‘n interdik versoek het teen die respondent in terme van die kennisgewings van oorgawe wat die maatskappy (onwettig) publiseer in terme van Artikel 4(1) van die Insolvensiewet. Die hof het ’n interdik toegestaan teen die maatskappy om hierdie soort besigheid onmiddellik te staak. Die hof het besluit dat dit onwettig en bedrieglik is en &#8216;n misbruik van die bepalings van die Insolvensiewet. Dit is duidelik, as mens die feite van die saak bestudeer, dat die skuldenaars nooit van voornemens was om voort te gaan met die oorgawe nie; dit is bloot gedoen met die doel om die verkope in eksekusie te frustreer. Publisering van ‘n kennisgewing van oorgawe is nie ‘n aanvaarbare metode vir die verkryging van tyd om forensiese oudits van die kliënte se rekeninge by die eksekusieskuldeiser te onderneem nie, of gronde om aansoek te doen vir die tersydestelling van die vonnis wat in die proses is om uitgevoer te word nie.</p>
<p>Ten slotte is dit belangrik om daarop te let dat die publisering van kennisgewings in terme van Artikel 4(1) van die Wet slegs mag plaasvind indien daar ‘n voorneme van sekwestrasie is.</p>
<p>Vir verdere inligting:<br />
FirstRand Bank Limited (Applikant) v Consumer Guardian Services (Pty) Ltd &amp; 9 Others (Saak no: 10978/2012)</p>
<p><em>Hierdie is ‘n algemene inligtingstuk en moet gevolglik nie as regs- of ander professionele advies benut word nie. Geen aanspreeklikheid kan aanvaar word vir enige foute of weglatings of enige skade of verlies wat volg uit die gebruik van enige inligting hierin vervat nie. Kontak altyd u regsadviseur vir spesifieke en toegepaste advies.</em></p>
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