deterrence

Insolvent Trading and Minimal Returns to Creditors in Liquidations

This is a brief response to a well-researched and thoughtful article by Associate Professor Mark Wellard – Insolvent Trading: Director

ACCC’s new penalty guidelines – some queries

The ACCC has issued new penalty guidelines – Guidelines on ACCC approach to penalties in competition and consumer law matters

“Record penalties” imposed … against insolvent companies

While much is made of the “record penalties of $438m” penalties imposed on the Phoenix Institute and related companies for

Regulatory penalties

Sanctions imposed by courts for breaches of competition or regulatory laws have to tread a line between being so severe

The new law’s limitations in controlling phoenix misconduct

The new anti-phoenix laws, so welcomed in certain quarters, will come up against some business and personal behaviours that are

ASIC’s deterrence message – “no point just communicating this into the Fin Review”.

ASIC gave some useful insights before the recent Senate oversight hearing[1] on 13 September as to the reality of the