In 2010, Mr.Walt Missingham, President of the AKWF, brought defamation proceedings against a former member, Dr. Larissa Koroleva, in relation to material she had published in the course of an internal process within the AKWF. The proceedings have now been settled on terms agreed between Mr. Missingham and Dr. Koroleva. The settlement is confidential. In addition, Dr. Koroleva and her husband, Mr. Alex Shamin, have agreed to remove the website www.awhlp.net from the internet.