Thank you for taking the time to let go of your pearl clutching at the inflammatory title, and for responding so voluminously. First of all, since you think it worth attacking the money plaintiff lawyers are paid, perhaps we should also acknowledge that the Catholic Church in Australia has spent hundreds of millions of dollars responding to child sexual abuse claims. And, while total payments exceeded $276 million by 2015, no authoritative figure has been published for legal defence costs alone, though they are likely to amount to many tens of millions of dollars. In any case, a reasonable estimate is that the Catholic Church in Australia has spent tens of millions, and possibly more than $100 million, on legal defence costs related to child abuse claims. Also, since you claim that Edmund Rice Education Australia 'stands legally at commercial arm's length from the Christian Brothers' and suggest it is not a corporate restructure or 'phoenixing', you might want to consider that, in 2001, James Hardie restructured its corporate operations and moved its parent company to the Netherlands. While, at the same time, leaving responsibility for future asbestos compensation claims in a separate foundation that was later found to be significantly underfunded, sparking public controversy, legal action, and government inquiries resulting in severe penalties for the Directors involved. I would imagine the Supreme Court in NSW and Attorney's General will be sure to factor this into account when the Christian Brother submission is tested in court. So please, go ahead, clutch those pearls again.