Congratulations to Harmanjot Singh the joint winner of the BFSLA John Stumbles Scholarship for 2026.

Harmanjot is currently a Senior Associate at Allens and is planning on attending Oxford University to study a Bachelor of Civil Law. Harmanjot was previously the Associate to Hon. Justice Anderson in the Federal Court of Australia.

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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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Congratulations to Kevin Liu, financial market infrastructure lawyer and an independent researcher for winning the BFSLA Research Essay Prize for 2026.

Kevin's article was "Wisdom of the Crowds: Prediction Markets and the Regulation of Betting and Derivatives in Australia"

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