{"id":7499,"date":"2026-10-19T10:23:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=194066"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:23:59","slug":"oak-law-publishes-guide-on-governance-standards-for-professional-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/oak-law-publishes-guide-on-governance-standards-for-professional-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"OAK Law Publishes Guide on Governance Standards for Professional Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"

OAK Law has published new guidance for professional practices on the governance obligations that sit above standard Companies Act compliance, and the risk of only tracking one layer.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

PRETORIA, South Africa<\/b> \u2014 OAK Law has published a new guide addressing a governance gap many regulated practices don\u2019t realise exists, the layer of obligations their professional body adds on top of standard company law. The article sets out exactly where that layer comes from and why it\u2019s so easily missed.<\/span><\/p>\n

A practice can file every CIPC return on time, keep its statutory registers current, and still fall short of what its own regulator expects. For law firms, financial services providers, accounting practices and healthcare providers, this gap is more common than most owners assume, and it tends to surface at the worst possible moment, during an inspection or accreditation review that catches something CIPC compliance alone would never have flagged.<\/span><\/p>\n

The article explores how specific professional bodies layer personal, sector-specific obligations onto standard Companies Act requirements, why these two systems don\u2019t automatically cross-reference each other, and what a coordinated compliance framework actually looks like once both layers are mapped onto a single timeline rather than managed separately.<\/span><\/p>\n

One detail stands out in particular: some of these additional obligations attach to a named individual rather than the company itself, which means a single departure can leave an otherwise compliant practice exposed overnight.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the full breakdown, read<\/span> Meeting Elevated Governance Standards: Company Secretarial for Professional Practices<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

About OAK Law<\/b> OAK Law is a commercial and corporate law firm based in Pretoria, South Africa, advising business owners, entrepreneurs and professional practices across company secretarial, corporate structuring, commercial litigation and broader business law matters. The firm\u2019s company secretarial team works with regulated practices to align statutory and professional body compliance under one framework.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact<\/b> OAK Law, Route 21 Corporate Park, 59 Regency Dr, Irene, Pretoria, 0174, 012 345 3761.<\/span><\/p>\n

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