Congratulations to Christian Chamorro-Courtland, Western Sydney University, Samantha Romijn Victoria University of Wellington and Aaron Whittenbury Macmillan Lawyers and Advisors on being awarded Highly Commended in the 2026 BFSLA Research Essay Prize for 2026.
Christian Chamorro-Courtland's paper was "The Final Countdown: The Case for Modernising Australia's Settlement Finality Laws". Samantha Romijn's paper was "Quit those trusts! The case against the ‘Quistclose trust' in New Zealand" and Aaron Whittenbury, "Priority, Set-Off and Asset Insufficiency in Australian Insolvency Law".
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