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Umpteen professional bodies regulating insolvency practitioners – overkill? or a spreading of the risk?

The new regulatory regime of insolvency practitioners under the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 provides for co-regulation shared between the regulators –

Regulator reports on the high standards of insolvency practitioners, but …

The final report of the year 2016 on the standards and performance of the insolvency profession is rather impressive. Our

Protected: A CALDB decision against a liquidator under the existing law, and how the new law will operate

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Joint insolvency regulat(ion)

The bankruptcy regulator, AFSA, has announced a new approach to its regulation of the 200 trustees in bankruptcy in Australia, focusing

Insolvency practitioners’ offence reporting

Although the government is trying to distance any connection between wrongdoing and a company going into liquidation or a person

New Zealand – the outlier of international insolvency regulation

Australia and other countries will be relieved that New Zealand is again looking at licensing and regulating its insolvency practitioners.

A silver lining in the insolvency law reform delay

The unfortunate delay in the commencement of the substance of the insolvency law reforms for one year, to 1 September

Director identity numbers, and their frequent flyer equivalents

Among all the numerous recommendations the government has received about corporate insolvency reform, one has now been made three times

Liquidators’ remuneration – aren’t you all missing the point?

A proper funding model for the insolvency profession is needed, partly to end the interminable debate about the cost of

Joint regulator reports on insolvency practitioners?

What one lawyer has described as ASIC’s 50 page ‘reign of terror’ report on insolvency practitioners, based on its tone