Jurisdictions worked in: South Africa
Languages Fluent in: English

Chili has advised:

• On complex commercial disputes with an emphasis on business rescue, restructuring and insolvency matters.
• Sasol South Africa Limited and its related companies in a number of matters, the most significant involving a fraud perpetrated by an employee, resulting in losses exceeding ZAR 50 million, and the institution of proceedings to recover those losses and preserve assets.
• DRA Global in the business rescue proceedings of Group 5 Ltd. DRA has a large contingent claim against Group 5.
• PRASA in its litigation against Siyangena Technologies Limited in relation to contracts awarded to Siyangena worth ZAR 5.5billion in respect of work to be concluded for the Fifa Soccer World Cup of 2010.
• The business rescue practitioner of Mango SOC Ltd. Mango’s creditor claims is approximately ZAR 2.5 billion.
• Advised a leading global social media platform on complex access to information requests under the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000, including the management of disclosure risk and alignment with statutory and constitutional obligations.
• Various large international clients on the implications of their suppliers entering business rescue proceedings.
• Corporate & commercial entities and individuals ranging from business rescue practitioners, financial service providers, insurance, software providers and mining entities.
• Companies instituting section 417 Insolvency Enquiries and companies/representatives who have been summoned to Enquiry proceedings.
• Voluntary and court instituted liquidation proceedings.
• Representing secured creditors in formal Business Rescue proceedings.
• Assisting entities with commercial litigation disputes.