Nicola Stipinovich
Nicola Stipinovich is an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice. She assists the team with mergers and acquisitions, preference share funding transactions and drafting and reviewing commercial agreements.
About Nicola
About Nicola
Nicola joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2020 and was appointed as an Associate in 2022.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BCom LLB (magna cum laude), University of Cape Town: 2019
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Date of Admission: June 2022
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Registered with the Legal Practice Council
About Nicola
Nicola joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2020 and was appointed as an Associate in 2022.
Credentials
Education
- BCom LLB (magna cum laude), University of Cape Town: 2019
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Date of Admission: June 2022
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Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Experience
Transactional work
Nicola has experience in transactional work, such as drafting the transaction documents and assisting with closing of the deals.
Conducting legal due diligence investigations and drafting due diligence reports
Conducting legal due diligence investigations and drafting due diligence reports and assisting with company secretarial work, including the formation of private companies, drafting of resolutions and other company constitutional documents.
News
Reconsidering pre-emptive rights clauses in the context of “package deals”
The case of Plattekloof RMS Boerdery (Pty) Ltd v Dahlia Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (667/2021) ZASCA 182 is a recent appeal heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) involving a...
A board’s discretion to call meetings of shareholders
Under section 61 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act), only the board of a company, or any other person specified in the company’s Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) or rules,...
The CIPC Compliance Checklist – submission guidelines
Since the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) issued Notice 52 of 2019 introducing the Compliance Checklist, we have seen a number of clarifications regarding how...
The nuance and pitfalls associated with conditions precedent
It is routine for agreements to contain conditions precedent (CPs) that suspend the validity and enforceability of certain provisions pending the occurrence of future uncertain events....
The Constitutional Court’s intervention vindicates the right to a basic education at the 11th hour
In November 2020, while many were preparing for the festive season, a high school learner’s hopes to complete matric were suspended. Johannes Moko’s experience is detailed in Moko...
