In Australia, Litigation Finance may have found a new niche—Family Court. Some would say that the Sydney registry of Australia’s Family Court is already highly adversarial. The court is known for wealthy divorcing couples playing out their acrimony in a
Helene Roins joins Litigation Capital Management (LCM) in Sydney
Litigation Capital Management Limited, a global provider of disputes funding, publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market, is pleased to announce the hire of Helene Roins as an Investment Manager based in Sydney.
With extensive experience in insolvency
Listed Group QANTM IP Acquires Sydney-Based Cotters Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
On 6 May 2020, ASX listed holding company QANTM IP Limited (ASX:QIP) announced that it has reached agreement to acquire the boutique Sydney-based IP firm Cotters Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys. The purchase price is A$6.3 million,
Covid-19 ethical framework
Ten working party members of Sydney Health Ethics have published a short document entitled An Ethics Framework for Making Resource Allocation Decisions within Clinical Care: Responding to COVID-19.
This ethics framework is designed to help clinicians, hospital administrators and
The world’s largest dispute resolution finance team continues expansion with senior appointments
SYDNEY, 16 March 2020: Omni Bridgeway Limited, (formerly known as IMF Bentham ASX:IMF), has welcomed talented new colleagues to the team as the company continues its international expansion. The appointments include global leadership positions following the merger of
Seyfarth promotes Sarah Goodhew to partner
Seyfarth is proud to announce the promotion of Sarah Goodhew to partner in its Sydney office. Sarah joined Seyfarth in 2015 when it established its Workplace Health and Safety practice.
Australia Managing Partner, Darren Perry, said “We are excited to
The horrible housing blunder – The West s biggest economic policy mistake | Leaders | The Economist
At the root of that failure is a lack of building, especially near the thriving cities in which jobs are plentiful. From Sydney to Sydenham, fiddly regulations protect an elite of existing homeowners and prevent developers from building the skyscrapers
GFXC agrees priorities for updating the FX Global Code
On 4 December 2019, the Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC) published a press release setting out its priorities for updating the FX Global Code (the Code).
Following the first day of its two-day meeting held in Sydney on 4-5 December,
Weird Criminal Law Stories # 585: Taking The Plunge?
CHINA: Taking the plunge? We learn that a passenger standing on a public bus in the town of Huai’an City steadied herself by pulling out a toilet plunger and sticking it to the ceiling. Video shows the clever straphanger boarding
Infant approvals + solicitor/client costs deductions
An application for approval of a settlement was refused by Justice Harrison in Gray bhnf Salasovicova v St Vincent’s Health Australia t/as Mater Hospital Sydney [2019] NSWSC 1402 (available on Caselaw).
Professor Colditz had opined that the plaintiff’s dystonic