Insolvency Lawyers in Benoni

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24 years in practice

Jean Y Byrd Attorney

Benoni, Gauteng

  • icon Chesterton Street, Farrarmere, Benoni
14 Practice Areas Details

17 years in practice

Wiseman S. Khalishwayo Attorneys

Benoni, Gauteng

  • icon No: 132A Howard Avenue, Law Chamber's Building, Benoni
  • icon011 845 4777
16 Practice Areas Details

15 years in practice

Human Attorneys

Benoni, Gauteng

11 Practice Areas Details

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Packery Attorneys Inc

Benoni, Gauteng

11 Practice Areas Details

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Wilkens Van Emmenis Inc. | Attorneys & Mediators

Benoni, Gauteng

  • icon We offer our services throughout the East Rand including Benoni & Germiston with our main office in Boksburg. Should you require it, our attorneys will travel directly to your corporate office, business, or preferred location.
  • icon010 143 3895
19 Practice Areas Details

Insolvency Lawyers in Benoni: what we found

5 of the 9 firms in our Benoni directory list insolvency as one of their practice areas (56%). The longest established are Jean Y Byrd Attorney (24 years), Wiseman S. Khalishwayo Attorneys (17 years) and Human Attorneys (15 years). All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.

When debts can no longer be paid, insolvency law offers a structured way out. Individuals may apply for voluntary sequestration under the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936, companies can be liquidated, and struggling businesses may be placed in business rescue under Chapter 6 of the Companies Act. An insolvent person can later apply for rehabilitation.

Where insolvency matters from Benoni are handled

Sequestration applications are brought in the High Court, while debt review runs through a registered debt counsellor under the National Credit Act. For people in Benoni, the court is the Gauteng Division of the High Court, which sits in Johannesburg (about 30 km away).

What insolvency lawyers in Benoni can help with

  • Voluntary sequestration
  • Company liquidations
  • Business rescue proceedings
  • Creditor claims in insolvent estates
  • Rehabilitation of insolvents
  • Advice on alternatives such as debt review

Before you call a firm

  • A list of all debts and creditors
  • A list of assets and their values
  • Recent bank statements
  • Any summons or letters of demand received

Frequently Asked Questions

Sequestration applies to individuals and partnerships, while liquidation applies to companies and close corporations.

A process under the Companies Act that gives a financially distressed company temporary protection from creditors while a practitioner tries to rescue it.

Use the list above to compare firms in Benoni that handle sequestrations, liquidations or business rescue.