industry bodies

“Thousands and thousands of pounds have been lost …”

By way of an update to this post, on 11 June 2024 the Federal Court adjourned the 14 June case ...

Australian insolvency practitioner disciplinary decisions – short but to what point?

This report of two insolvency practitioner disciplinary decisions in Australia will be brief because the decisions, or their publicly released ...

Are industry and professional bodies’ disciplinary records protected from court scrutiny?

A liquidator had been the subject of disciplinary proceedings by ARITA in 2018. In later unconnected court proceedings, as a ...

ASIC’s 2018 annual report – insolvency, what to expect

An interesting aspect of ASIC’s forthcoming 2018 annual report will be its review of the operation of the changes brought ...

The fine print in an ASIC form

With Australia’s new insolvency laws commencing this Friday 1 September, there is a late flurry of activity from the legislature ...

Whistleblowing, as a means of professional regulation?

The use of whistleblowers in the regulation of tax and corporate law, and the bases for incentivizing and protecting them, are ...