Articles by Shahin Hussain

Amanda Young conceals her face as she leaves court. A harrowing portrait of a problem-plagued life made worse by alleged workplace bullying and harassment unfolded yesterday as ex-liquidator Amanda Young testified ahead of her sentencing on charges of stealing tens of thousands of dollars while employed as a salaried partner at the Sydney office of insolvency firm Jirsch Sutherland. Young, who in February pleaded guilty…

JUSTKapital founder Phil Kapp. Philip Kapp, the former Clayton Utz supremo who plunged with such gusto into the emerging litigation funding sector, has declared himself bankrupt. Federal Court records show that the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (DCoT) lodged a bankruptcy notice and creditors petition against Kapp on the National Personal Insolvency Index (NPII) in August last year. A month later the DCoT served Kapp. In…