In this episode, we discuss the role of government in insolvency in Australia and in the UK. Dr Tribe summarises the role of the Official Receiver and the Insolvency Service in the UK. Dr Goldman and Professor Harris discuss problems and issues caused by the lack of a government liquidator for insolvent companies in Australia.
Themes discussed in this episode
- The role of the Official Receiver in the UK: 3.02min
- Officialism in the UK: 5.04min
- The OR and new technology: 9.09min
- The balance of public and private roles: 9.53min
- UK law reforms: 16.59min
- Directors disqualification: 19.09min
- Crown priorities: 20.26min
- The role of government in insolvency in Australia: 22.33min
- Public interest: 24.30min
- Why is there no OR for corporate insolvency in Australia? 32.19min
- Problems caused by a lack of OR in Australian corporate insolvency: 39.43min
- How to improve the role of government in insolvency in Australia? 55.26min
References discussed in the episode
Markham Lester, Victorian Insolvency, 1995, OUP
Ian PH Duffy, Bankruptcy and Insolvency in London During the Industrial Revolution, 1985, Routledge
ASIC Insolvent Trading Program, 2010 REP 213
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