The chief counsels’ contrasting styles have produced some jaw-dropping moments and claimed some major scalpsForensic logic: how the royal commission lifted the lid on the finance industryIt took some time, but he got there. Michael Hodge, QC, senior counsel assisting the banking royal commission, had finally had enough of the witness. “That’s not true, Mr Hodge.”The tense exchange happened last month, during a lengthy cross-examination at the royal commission. Drawing to a closeThe financial services royal commission wrapped up its sixth round of hearings last week with another collection of damning findings, this time against the insurance industry. Even now, Australia’s new prime minister, Scott Morrison, is struggling to articulate why he was so opposed to the royal commission last year.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2018 22:07 UTC