Masters Notice for IPs

07 December 2021

Members,

Ms M. Barnard, Deputy Master: Pretoria (Insolvency section), has provided us with the following important information:

• "The last publication of First meetings was in the Government Gazette of 26 November 2021.
   
• The first publication of First meetings for 2022 will be in the Government Gazette of 21 January 2022.
   
• The arrangement to hold meetings at Cullinan has been revisited. All meetings of creditors within the district of the Master Pretoria are to be convened to take place at the Master Pretoria. This arrangement will be in place from January 2022. A space on our ground floor has been identified which can be utilized for creditor’s meetings.
   
• All meetings will take place from Monday until Friday at the Pretoria Master. Practitioners are requested to convene second/general and special meetings in matters which fall within the district of the Pretoria Master to take place at this office. Relevant protocols in respect of the applicable lockdown level will apply.
   
• Please note that all applications for extension of powers are to be received in a register at the Insolvency Section cubicle. We are endeavouring to improve service delivery in this regard  and we have found that the lodging the applications with normal post causes challenges. The colleagues responsible for the management of this register will be at the cubicle from 8h00 until 11h00 daily.
   
• Requisitions can be lodged in hard copy at the cubicle daily from 8h00 until 11h00 or at any time via email. Please note that requisitions for a particular matter will only be considered if it is received before or no later than 11h00 on the day on which that matter will be considered by the panel.
   
• Going forward requisitions lodged via email must be referred to both This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please ensure that I am copied in all instances (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)."
   

Take care
René Bekker
Chief Operating Officer