Concerns Catholic orderâs historical transfers of millions in assets were potentially inappropriate, NSW supreme court hears Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Lawyers for the federal government say they are concerned at the âdisturbingâ potential that the Christian Brothers Catholic order may have inappropriately transferred property to another entity years before claiming it was broke and couldnât afford to pay abuse survivorsâ civil claims. The New South Wales supreme court on Thursday ordered a moratorium on all abuse claims against the Christian Brothers, a Catholic order that played a significant role in the churchâs child sexual abuse scandal. The Christian Brothers sought the moratorium because the order said it was going broke and wanted to establish a separate scheme to sell off its remaining property and divide the proceeds between a range of creditors, including survivors. The Christian Brothers estimates it owes $774m to survivors with current or future abuse claims against it. It says it has 36 remaining properties worth $216m under its control. The moratorium will give time fo
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An Australian court has granted the religious order Catholic Brothers a pause on payouts to child sex abuse victims after it claimed that it was running out of money to settle millions of dollars in civil claims. The group had told the…
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An Australian court has granted the religious order Catholic Brothers a pause on payouts to child sex abuse victims after it claimed that it was running out of money to settle millions of dollars in civil claims. The…
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An Australian court has granted the religious order Catholic Brothers a pause on payouts to child sex abuse victims after it claimed that it was running out of money to settle millions of dollars in civil claims. The group had told the…
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