The National Credit Act - recent amendments
Law@work, UCT Faculty of Law, is pleased to offer a one-day seminar on recent amendments to the National Credit Act - 30 May 2016.
About the seminar
The National Credit Act (NCA) has gone through some major changes recently, primarily related to the test used by credit providers to assess consumer's ability to afford credit, but also in terms of interest rate ceilings, mandatory training requirements, amended debt collection proceedings, disputes regarding to prescription of debts and so on.
Our one-day seminar aims to bring you up to speed with the amendments to the NCA, changes in interest rates and recent National Credit Tribunal cases, and provides a useful comparison between the past position and the current position.
Who should attend this seminar?
The course is primarily aimed at information officers, in-house legal advisors, compliance officers and attorneys who have some background knowledge of the National Credit Act.
What can you expect?
By the end of the seminar you will:
• Know what has changed since the NCA came into force in 2007
• Be familiar with the contentious areas and the arguments from both sides
• Have a useful handout setting out the recent amendments and changes
Course presenters
Paul Esselaar and Elizabeth de Stadler are the founding directors of Novation Consulting and have advised and presented on the National Credit Act since 2007. They are the authors of A Guide to the Protection of Personal Information Act (Juta 2015) and Elizabeth de Stadler edits the Consumer Law Review (Juta) which keeps readers up to date with legislation affecting consumers (including the National Credit Act).
Novation specialises in improving regulatory compliance, designing innovative and effective ways to communicate 'legal' documents to consumers and developing effective (and fun) training.
If you would like to know more about them and what they do, go to www.novcon.co.za/team
Registration details
Programme and venue information:
Signing in will commence at 9.00 unless otherwise advised. The day will end at approximately 17.00.
Award of certificate:
A certificate of attendance from UCT will be issued to those who attend the full day. Please ensure that you sign the attendance register.
Closing date for registration: One week prior to the course.
Registration and enquiries:
Please contact Law@work, UCT Faculty of Law:
Paula Allen on 021 650 5558
Andrea Blaauw on 021 650 5413
Ursula Lottering on 021 650 2041
Fax: 021 650 5513
Email: az.ca.tcu@nella.aluap/az.ca.tcu@wuaalb.aerdna/az.ca.tcu@gnirettol.alusru
OR visit our website to download the registration form: www.lawatwork.uct.ac.za
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: Cape Town
Cost: R2,500 per delegate. The fee includes parking, tea, lunch and course material.
More info:
Instructions and directions to the venue will be sent to you electronically a week prior to the event.