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Muwanwa Ramanyimi

Senior Associate

Muwanwa Ramanyimi is a Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice. She has experience in commercial and corporate litigation dealing with a variety of issues relating to the Companies Act, insolvency and business rescue and property related disputes. Muwanwa is knowledgeable in dealing with different types of court proceedings (in lower and superior courts) and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as Mediation and Arbitration.  

+27 (0)21 405 6093
muwanwa.ramanyimi@cdhlegal.comCape Town
Muwanwa Ramanyimi

About Muwanwa

Muwanwa started her legal career in 2016 and was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2018. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Witwatersrand and has a certificate in corporate law from the University of South Africa.

Areas of expertise

Dispute ResolutionCorporate Debt, Turnaround & RestructuringOil & Gas

Experience

  • Representing an asset management company on a shareholders' dispute which involves Companies Act issues such financial assistance, appraisal rights and Takeover Regulations as well as Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act issues.

  • Representing a creditor in the business rescue proceedings of one of the major retail stores in South Africa, including negotiating settlement terms with the Business Rescue Practitioners.

  • Representing a leading energy and chemical company in a review application in respect of its exploration rights and environmental authorisation; duties include briefing ERM for expert reports, reviewing and analysing pleadings and Rule 53 records and attending to all ad-hoc activities for running the trial.

  • Performing due diligence investigations and reports for listed and private companies

Credentials

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Corporate Law Certificate, University of South Africa

LANGUAGES

  • English

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Dispute Resolution

Big brother in the boardroom: Is “bugging” the office lawful under RICA?

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Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Business rescue resolution: Is non-compliance with the Companies Act only relevant if the resolution is challenged?

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Dispute Resolution

Rising through the ranks: A Landlord's business rescue journey

When a company goes into business rescue, every creditor of that company, understandably, becomes concerned.
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Dispute Resolution

All’s fair when it comes to business and rescue

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The South African Business Rescue, restructuring (turnaround), and Liquidation profession calling for legislative reform
Dispute Resolution

The South African Business Rescue, restructuring (turnaround), and Liquidation profession calling for legislative reform

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Creditors vs practitioners: When business rescue turns into a battle royale
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Creditors vs practitioners: When business rescue turns into a battle royale

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The definitive position on the courts’ ability to override existing orders
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

The definitive position on the courts’ ability to override existing orders

” If the errors and their consequences were not so serious, this appeal could be said to arise from a comedy of errors .” This was the opening sentence in a judgment by the Supreme...
Collusion between debtor and creditor: Defence for a surety?
Dispute Resolution

Collusion between debtor and creditor: Defence for a surety?

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Vulnerability caused by compliance: Section 129(7) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and the risk of being wound up
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Vulnerability caused by compliance: Section 129(7) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and the risk of being wound up

A lot has been said and written about directors’ fiduciary duties and the pitfalls directors expose themselves to when making business decisions, almost daily. The circumstances which...
Unpacking the urgency of urgent applications: Not just for the taking
Dispute Resolution

Unpacking the urgency of urgent applications: Not just for the taking

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WOZA Podcast Three - Turning the tide

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Business rescue is not simply for the asking
Dispute Resolution

Business rescue is not simply for the asking

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Loadshedding causing nuisance (in more ways than one)
Dispute Resolution

Loadshedding causing nuisance (in more ways than one)

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So close, yet so far: The effect of liquidation on judicially attached property
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

So close, yet so far: The effect of liquidation on judicially attached property

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Custody battle: Curatorship or liqudation?
Dispute Resolution

Custody battle: Curatorship or liqudation?

The powers and duties of a curator and a liquidator in the insurance industry may overlap and despite the end goal of a curatorship being distinct from that of a liquidation, is it...
The thin line between being “fit and proper” and doing the job effectively!
Dispute Resolution

The thin line between being “fit and proper” and doing the job effectively!

In an insolvency enquiry, the commissioner is charged with the unenviable task of digging, probing, and essentially trying to ascertain where the skeletons are buried. Considering...
No relief for sore losers: Accepting the risk of speculative investment
Dispute Resolution

No relief for sore losers: Accepting the risk of speculative investment

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Eviction of farmland occupiers
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Eviction of farmland occupiers

In South African law different rules apply to evictions depending on the zoning of the particular property and how the tenant obtained the rights to reside on the property. The Prevention...
The recent judgment of CNA and Others v Anglowealth Sharia (Pty) Ltd and Others

The recent judgment of CNA and Others v Anglowealth Sharia (Pty) Ltd and Others

In this edition of CDH's Business Rescue, Restructuring and Insolvency sector's podcast series, Tobie Jordaan, Lucinde Rhoodie, Muwanwa Ramanyimi and Jessica Osmond are joined by senior...

All articles by Muwanwa
Big brother in the boardroom: Is “bugging” the office lawful under RICA?
Dispute Resolution

Big brother in the boardroom: Is “bugging” the office lawful under RICA?

In today’s world, where business interactions are increasingly conducted over digital platforms and easily recorded devices, questions about the lawfulness of such recordings as well...
Business rescue resolution: Is non-compliance with the Companies Act only relevant if the resolution is challenged?
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Business rescue resolution: Is non-compliance with the Companies Act only relevant if the resolution is challenged?

Winding up or liquidation is usually a method of last resort for a company in financial trouble. The obvious reason for this is that a company being wound up ceases to exist. Business...
All’s fair when it comes to business and rescue
Dispute Resolution

All’s fair when it comes to business and rescue

It is well known that one of the benefits of business rescue is that it provides breathing room for the company in financial distress through the temporary moratorium on the rights...
Creditors vs practitioners: When business rescue turns into a battle royale
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Creditors vs practitioners: When business rescue turns into a battle royale

Over the last few years, business rescue has become a popular tool for businesses to use to get some breathing room from their creditors in instances where the business is financially...
The definitive position on the courts’ ability to override existing orders
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

The definitive position on the courts’ ability to override existing orders

” If the errors and their consequences were not so serious, this appeal could be said to arise from a comedy of errors .” This was the opening sentence in a judgment by the Supreme...
Collusion between debtor and creditor: Defence for a surety?
Dispute Resolution

Collusion between debtor and creditor: Defence for a surety?

Although a person standing as a surety for a principal debtor might appreciate and understand what it means to be a surety, it is without doubt that many hope that the suretyship will...
Vulnerability caused by compliance: Section 129(7) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and the risk of being wound up
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Vulnerability caused by compliance: Section 129(7) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and the risk of being wound up

A lot has been said and written about directors’ fiduciary duties and the pitfalls directors expose themselves to when making business decisions, almost daily. The circumstances which...
Unpacking the urgency of urgent applications: Not just for the taking
Dispute Resolution

Unpacking the urgency of urgent applications: Not just for the taking

” The wheels of justice turn slowly .” We have all heard this phrase at one point or another. It is not uncommon for a litigant to wait years before a hearing date for a matter is...
Business rescue is not simply for the asking
Dispute Resolution

Business rescue is not simply for the asking

The debate as to whether business rescue or liquidation is appropriate for a company in financial distress ultimately comes down to which process is likely to yield a higher return...
Loadshedding causing nuisance (in more ways than one)
Dispute Resolution

Loadshedding causing nuisance (in more ways than one)

For the past several years South Africans have, unfortunately, had to endure and experience the struggles brought about by loadshedding. While some sit without electricity for up to...
So close, yet so far: The effect of liquidation on judicially attached property
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

So close, yet so far: The effect of liquidation on judicially attached property

So, you have your court order, writ of execution and have judicially attached the movable assets of your debtor, and you are only one step away from finally recovering what you are...
Custody battle: Curatorship or liqudation?
Dispute Resolution

Custody battle: Curatorship or liqudation?

The powers and duties of a curator and a liquidator in the insurance industry may overlap and despite the end goal of a curatorship being distinct from that of a liquidation, is it...
The thin line between being “fit and proper” and doing the job effectively!
Dispute Resolution

The thin line between being “fit and proper” and doing the job effectively!

In an insolvency enquiry, the commissioner is charged with the unenviable task of digging, probing, and essentially trying to ascertain where the skeletons are buried. Considering...
No relief for sore losers: Accepting the risk of speculative investment
Dispute Resolution

No relief for sore losers: Accepting the risk of speculative investment

Schemes of arrangement are a commercial reality. These schemes are fundamental transactions, which fall within the purview of Chapter 5 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act),...
Eviction of farmland occupiers
Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing

Eviction of farmland occupiers

In South African law different rules apply to evictions depending on the zoning of the particular property and how the tenant obtained the rights to reside on the property. The Prevention...

All articles by Muwanwa
The South African Business Rescue, restructuring (turnaround), and Liquidation profession calling for legislative reform
Dispute Resolution

The South African Business Rescue, restructuring (turnaround), and Liquidation profession calling for legislative reform

Lucinde Rhoodie, Director, and Muwanwa Ramanyimi, Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution practice joined Jonathan Faurie on Turnaround Talk to discuss The South African Business...

All videos by Muwanwa
Rising through the ranks: A Landlord's business rescue journey
Dispute Resolution

Rising through the ranks: A Landlord's business rescue journey

When a company goes into business rescue, every creditor of that company, understandably, becomes concerned.
WOZA Podcast Three - Turning the tide
Firm News

WOZA Podcast Three - Turning the tide

Join CDH Conversations for the third and final episode of the CDH and WOZA Women in Law podcast series, hosted by Senior Associate, Muwanwa Ramanyimi.
The recent judgment of CNA and Others v Anglowealth Sharia (Pty) Ltd and Others

The recent judgment of CNA and Others v Anglowealth Sharia (Pty) Ltd and Others

In this edition of CDH's Business Rescue, Restructuring and Insolvency sector's podcast series, Tobie Jordaan, Lucinde Rhoodie, Muwanwa Ramanyimi and Jessica Osmond are joined by senior...

All podcasts by Muwanwa

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