It has always been common commercial practice for a creditor to call for a personal suretyship when extending credit to a juristic debtor.
In terms of s13 of the old Companies Act 69 of 1973 read with High Court rule 47, a South African Company could be ordered to provide security for costs if the party seeking security had reason to believe that such a company would be unable to satisfy a costs order which may be awarded against it.
Shepstone & Wylie (S&W) will not change its banking details. Any communication you receive stating we have done so will be false - please contact us immediately.
If you bank with Standard Bank, Nedbank, Investec, FNB or Absa Bank you are encouraged to pay us using the bank approved beneficiary: Shepstone and Wylie Attorneys.
If you don’t use the bank approved beneficiary option, you must always call us to verify our banking details before making any payment.