Disputes & Accountability
Litigation, reputation and the test of due process.
Reputation vs Accountability: An Australian State's Controversial Sentencing Shake-Up
Victoria is poised to strip “good character” from its sentencing framework entirely, a reform that has divided survivor advocates, defence lawyers and legal scholars.
The Port Fund Dispute Remains Shrouded in Confusion
A billion-dollar fund, a Manila property deal with a suspicious price tag and $500 million frozen in Dubai. The most revealing feature of this scandal is what cannot be coherently explained.
Why the Kuwait Port Fund Case is a Bellwether for International Justice
A quiet corner of the Caribbean is an unlikely candidate for a court case with global consequences; but the judge’s ruling in ‘Kuwait Ports Authority v. Port Link G.P.’, which is currently being heard in the High Court of the Cayman…
Media Trials vs Court Trials: Why Legal Outcomes Rarely Match Headlines
By the time a high-profile case actually reaches judgment, the court of public opinion has usually delivered its verdict weeks ago. Social media has spoken. The think pieces have been written. Everyone knows what happened, or thinks they…
Public Figures and Privacy: A Different Test or Just Different Facts?
Here's a question that resurfaces every time a famous person takes a privacy case to court: should they have to clear a higher bar than the rest of us? It's particularly relevant right now, with Prince Harry due to give evidence next…