Power in Possession vs Fairness in Oversight

When $18.6 million worth of furniture shipments were locked in Australian ports, Nick Scali turned to the Federal Court. In Nick Scali v Lion Global Forwarding (2024), the Court upheld a freight forwarder’s lien — confirming that possession can lawfully hold power. But Clean Law’s Escrow Oversight model shows a better way: how to keep both goods and fairness moving without risk.