who can tell what this all means?
To me it looks like a bit of circular argumentation by the judge:
She said that although the parties ( creditors ) don't have to convince the court of the merits why they want to join the case, they still need to provide the court with the facts about their claims. Then she discussed the shortfalls (facts) of the 38 mandates ( creditors) and is calling on them to supply it
Again she is bringing up the fact that Steinhoff originated in SA and that she has the right to make a judgement on this case.
But as previous comments on this site have pointed out repeatedly:
How do you liquidate a company that is paying dividends?
Is this just not a ploy of TT to get a better settlement?
TT can surely withdraw their liquidation application if they get a better deal?
All the complications and problems associated with liquidation of a global company?
How will such a move affect the employment in steinhoff controlled companies?
What about the major shareholders such as PIC and others
Liquidation is probably the worst outcome for all the interested and affected parties