Angela Priestley
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
ACCC Chairman Rod Sims won't be deterred by a setback in the Federal Court on Wednesday that means Metcash is able to proceed with its purchase of the retail business of Franklins, despite the ACCC's upcoming appeal against the sale.
Hilary Simmons
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
It's no easy feat to force Paul Clitheroe, chairman of the federal government's Financial Literacy Board, to pull out his dictionary. But that's what West Australian Supreme Court Justice Neville Owen achieved with a remarkably bombastic verdict on the Bell Group case.
The Power Index
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
A tradition of secrecy at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission may finally be over after new boss Greg Medcraft vowed to open the watchdog's enforcement processes up to public scrutiny, including how and why it decides to take enforcement action.
The Power Index
Friday, 04 May 2012
Move over Tony Negus and Robert French -- there are some movements on the Law Enforcers power list. ASIC head Greg Medcraft, who we listed as No. 4 on the Law Enforcers list, will need to shift up a notch or two.
James Thomson
Friday, 17 February 2012
The wheels of justice turn slowly for Australia's corporate regulator. Almost three years after whitegoods franchise Kleenmaid collapsed with $100 million in debt, ASIC has finally launched legal action against the company's directors.
Matthew Knott
Thursday, 06 October 2011
The Power Index has today named the low-profile Justice William Gummow as the High Court's most powerful judge, ahead of Chief Justice Robert French.
Matthew Knott
Monday, 26 September 2011
Judges, police officers, corporate regulators, crime commission bosses and even a spymaster: our assortment of powerful Law Enforcers sure is a motley crew.