When the transaction stops being routine, the law matters even more.
Complex company-secretarial work creates real professional risk. A share transaction, distribution, buy-back, financial-assistance transaction or corporate restructuring cannot safely be dealt with by simply completing forms. This four-part advanced course focuses on the areas where practitioners need to understand the Companies Act, the company's MOI, the required approvals and the consequences of getting the transaction wrong.
PCSP members pay 25% less on the listed price.
The programme starts on Friday 20 November 2026 at 8:30 am, continues on Monday 23 November, Friday 27 November and Monday 30 November.
Recommended prerequisite: the Basic Company Law & Secretarial Practice course or equivalent practical knowledge of the Companies Act.
Friday, 20 November 2026 · 8:30 am
When the standard company structure is no longer enough
Attendees should be able to recognise when a share-capital transaction has moved beyond routine secretarial processing and requires deeper legal analysis.
Monday, 23 November 2026
The transactions that create major director and practitioner risk
Attendees should know what questions to ask before processing a distribution, buy-back or financial-assistance transaction.
Friday, 27 November 2026
Recognising the transaction that cannot be treated as ordinary secretarial work
Attendees should be able to identify fundamental transactions and affected companies early and understand the approvals and minority protections that apply.
Monday, 30 November 2026
Protecting the practice while handling the difficult matters
Attendees should leave with a practical framework for defensible records, clear mandates and knowing when a matter must be escalated.
South African company law has changed materially since the original Companies Act 71 of 2008 came into force. These courses incorporate relevant provisions of the Companies Amendment Act 16 of 2024, the Companies Second Amendment Act 17 of 2024, beneficial-ownership developments and other amendments or commencement notices applicable by the date of the November 2026 training.
Course material distinguishes between provisions already in force and provisions not yet operative.
Four practical two-hour sessions.
CPD participation certificate in accordance with the normal webinar process.
A structured reference manual to keep after the course.
Recordings of all 4 sessions for revision.
Resolutions, transactions and scenarios based on real company-secretarial work.
The Companies Act as amended and material changes effective by the November 2026 course date.
These webinars and courses are run jointly by Accfin Software (Pty) Ltd and the Professional Company Secretarial Practitioners (PCSP), under the auspices of Accfin.
Accfin convenes and presents the programme, provides the course material and the electronic company-secretarial systems used in the practical examples, and issues the invoice for delegate fees.
PCSP is the professional body for company secretarial practitioners. It endorses the curriculum, promotes the courses to its members and issues the CPD participation certificate.
B.Acc CA(SA)
Mark Silberman has lectured and consulted on South African company law and company-secretarial practice for many years. He has also been closely involved in the development of electronic company-secretarial systems used by accounting and secretarial practices. His approach is practical: understand the law, understand the transaction, retain the evidence and then use technology to make the process faster and more controlled.
If you are unsure about MOIs, directors versus shareholders, ordinary share transactions, resolutions or beneficial ownership, start with the Basic Company Law & Secretarial Practice course.
View Basic CourseAdvanced Company Law & Secretarial Practice — R1,495.00 including VAT per delegate.
per delegate, including VAT — all 4 sessions, 8 CPD hours