Discipline

AAT cancels Committee’s cancellation order

KordaMentha Singapore partner Cameron Duncan. One bad interview before a disciplinary committee is all it takes to lose one’s registration as a liquidator. Fortunately, one good performance before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is all it takes to have an order cancelling one’s registration overturned. “the committee’s adverse decision appeared to be premised almost entirely on what it took to be Mr Duncan’s sub-optimal performance…

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Eight month wait for six month ban

Crouch Amirbeaggi co-founder Nick Crouch. Eight months after a disciplinary committee was convened to determine what punishment if any should be meted out to liquidator Nicholas Crouch the committee has spoken, faintly and inaudibly as it turns out. This is no draconian impost. No rack and ruin. Nor is it an example of a decision being reached in 60 days, as the legislation encourages disciplinary…