George Nell
Qualified, Affiliated, Accomplished
Qualifications
- Dip Juris Unisa 1987
- Proc Unisa 1988
- Insolvency Diploma University of Pretoria 1996
- LLM (Corporate Law) University of Pretoria 1997 (Insolvency, Liquidation Law and Compromises)
- Master’s Thesis (LLM) titled “Cross-border (International) Insolvency Law” – Based on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) (French Commission des Nations Unies Pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI) was established by the United Nations General Assembly by its Resolution 2205 (XXI) of 17 December 1966 “to promote the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law”. UNCITRAL carries out its work at annual sessions held alternately in New York City and Vienna.
Professional Affiliation
- Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) – Senior Business Rescue Practitioner (since enactment, 9 years)
- Member of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces (31 years) – Practicing Attorney.
- Panel of Liquidators of the Master of the High Court up to 2014 (18 years) – Liquidator.
- SARIPA (South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association) – Member for 24 years, National Board Member for 6 years.
- Turnaround Management Association of South Africa (TMA-SA)
- Insol International an International Insolvency Association
Business Rescue and Corporate Law Experience
- More than 100 (One hundred) Senior Business Rescue Practitioner’s licenses issued by the CIPC.
- Appointment as liquidator and advisor in more than 500 (five hundred) corporate matters.
- Lectured Insolvency Law as guest lecturer for LLM and LLB students. (University of Pretoria).
- Lectured Company Law and Compromises at the Law Societies of South Africa (LEAD).
- Chairperson of Aipsa (Saripa) National Educational Committee (2002)
- Lectured Aipsa (Saripa) course in Insolvency Law at the University of Pretoria.
- Legal advice regarding restructuring and business turnaround in more than 1000 (one thousand) corporate matters over the past 31 (thirty-one) years as a practising attorney, business rescue practitioners and liquidator.
- Chaired and attended, National and International Corporate Law conferences on Company Law, Business Rescue and Insolvency Law.
- Assisted Cosatu in drafting amendments to the Insolvency Act regarding preferent rights of employees.
- Served on the Aipsa (Saripa) committee regarding comments and inputs on the new Companies Act (now enacted) with specific reference to the position of employees.
Career Highlights
- Instrumental in the successful business rescue of more than 65 companies resulting in job retention of at least 4000 employees.
- Appointed Liquidator in Abakor – National Abattoir – 100% State Owned (2001).
- Appointed Senior Business Rescue Practitioner in Steval Engineering (Pty) Ltd Construction Company, Medupi and Kusile Eskom Contract (2017).
- Appointed Senior Business Rescue Practitioner in Eleazer Mine – Programme for Community Development (Pty) Ltd (2017).
- Appointed Senior Business Rescue Practitioner in Bridge Corporate (Pty) Ltd with a combined PIS (Public Interest Score) of 4 000 (2014) and asset value of R 1.6 Billion. Appointed Senior Business Rescue Practitioner Ngululu Bulk Carriers (Pty) Ltd
- Appointed Senior Business Rescue Practitioner in the Blitz Group of Companies with a combined PIS (Public Interest Score) of more than 2 000 (2012).
- Appointed Liquidator in Consani Engineering a full subsidiary of Murray and Roberts (2005).
- Addressed the Parliamentary sub-committee on Firearm Control.
- Appointed Liquidator in Northern Transvaal Corp. (NTK) (1999).
- Appointed as Sole Liquidator in PNA Franchising Company (1998).