About Us

Cawood Attorneys comprises out of a dedicated team of attorneys spearheaded by Mr. Werner Cawood and we have made it our business to be the experts in corporate restructuring.

During July 2011, when the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) started appointing interim business rescue practitioners, Mr. Werner Cawood was appointed as an interim business rescue practitioner. Mr. Cawood was also involved in one of the first forceful applications for business rescue in terms of Section 131 of the Act which we succeeded with in the North Gauteng High Court.During November 2012, CIPC recorded a total of 715 business rescue applications in South Africa. We are proud to state that we have been directly and/or indirectly involved in more than a tenth of that figure.

Through extensive investigation CIPC has found that business rescue is an extremely involved process requiring various professionally skilled individuals from a legal, financial and business management background. In this regard we have joined forces with a dedicated team of individuals that can cater for most any type of project in order to Turn around and/or restructure financially distressed entities.

Through in depth research into commercial law and specifically business rescue legislation, both locally and internationally, we have come to realise the full potential of this exciting industry in South Africa and we also specialize in giving advice on all the boundless opportunities created by this new Act for any type of business.