Robert Alexander Blyth Eliott

Alex Eliott’s practice focuses on business restructuring and insolvency. In addition to restructuring, he has extensive experience in general commercial litigation and sports law. When it comes to unique solutions, Alex is at the forefront of finding them for his clients. Since the introduction of business rescue he has been the lead partner in some of the more significant matters in this field. He represented the National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA) in the first case where a trade union successfully placed an employer in business rescue, thereby saving jobs. In another first, he acted for Reichmans in a business rescue scenario where the majority of creditors agreed to allow Reichmans to uplift its unsecured pre-commencement debt to secured status in return for the provision of post-commencement finance, without which the distressed business would have been liquidated. Another unique scenario was the case of Blue Chip Mining, itself in business rescue, where through applications and counter-applications its largest debtor Kudumane Manganese Resources was forced into business rescue. This is the first case where a company in business rescue has placed its largest debtor in business rescue as method of debt collection.

Education:
BBusSci Hons LLB (University of Cape Town)Diploma in Insolvency Law & Practice (cum laude) (Rand Afrikaans University)Diploma in Advanced Company Law (University of the Witwatersrand)Advanced Short Course in Business Rescue (cum laude) (UNISA)

Formal Admissions:
Admitted to the High Court as an attorney in January 1997.

Admission Status:
Practicing Roll

Languages:
Afrikaans, English

Direct Contact:
  +27 (0)11 286 6900