At the time of writing this column the first week of the substantive hearings of the Royal Commission was near complete. The progress of the hearings has been a bit like watching paint dry, but paint can dry quicker than some of the sessions so far. The attention being given to issues is quite detailed. Of the six topic areas scheduled for the first round of hearings over nine days, the first topic involving mortgage broking and three financial institutions has taken the better part of four sitting days. There is much documentation and witnesses have been taken through many...