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  • If compliance with King III is not compulsory, does that mean that companies and other entities need not take account of it?
  • How should the independence criteria for directors be understood?
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• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • What is an independent non-executive director?
  • Who should be independent non-executive directors?
  • What is the minimum amount of directors that a company is required to have?
  • What are the requirements for listing my company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)?
  • Do the duties of directors of section 21 companies (which are non-profit companies in terms of the new Companies Act (71 of 2008)) differ from the duties of directors of for profit companies (e.g. public and private companies)?
  • Should the risk committee and audit committee be separate committees?
  • What are the requirements regarding directors to hold shares in the company?
  • Are foreign citizen directors restricted to accept directorship of South African companies?
  • Which information regarding directors is required to be displayed on business correspondence?
  • D&O Liability Insurance Frequently Asked Questions
  • What are the consequences if there was a defect in appointing a director, for example the director was not with the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO)?
  • What are the consequences if a person assumes the role of director in a company without having been appointed as a director?
  • Should companies investigate the backgrounds of candidates applying for directorship?
  • Should a company have separate committees that are responsible for audit and risk?
  • What duties do directors have?
  • What duties do the fiduciary duties consist of?
  • To which company information is a director entitled?
  • To whom does a director owe his fiduciary duties?
  • May a company limit a directors fiduciary duties by contractual arrangement?
  • What sections in the Companies Act 61 of 1973 could render directors guilty of an offence?
  • What sections in the Companies Act 61 of 1973 could render directors personally liable for damages?