The second edition of Companies and other Business Structures in South Africa is aimed at Commerce students from the accounting, auditing, and management disciplines, and law students who are studying company law, and it complies with the suggested syllabus for commercial law as outlined in the SAICA educational requirements for Part 1 of the Qualifying Examination (revised 2002). It provides a clear and practical introduction to the law relating to companies, close corporations, business trusts, partnerships and financial markets, incorporating discussions and analyses of key developments in the field, including the draft regulations to the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and the Companies Amendment Bill (B40-2010). Contributing authors: Lindi Coetzee, Professor David Butler, Professor David Burdette