Judge reverses Hastings Street body corporate manager termination

October 21, 2021 | 252 views

In a judgment published this week, the Supreme Court has ruled the dismissal of the company managing Noosa’s iconic Bay Village shopping centre was

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Embezzlement or $1.6 mil affair with boss? Court orders removal of caveat

November 18, 2021 | 186 views

A court has ordered the removal of a caveat lodged by a company over the home of a former employee to secure repayment of allegedly misappropriated funds. Office manager Annie Robinson defends the allegations, contending the transfers she made to her accounts were with the authority and consent of her employer’s sole director, Anthony Byrne […]

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Judge lashes body corporate & lawyers over “staggering” levy recovery charges

November 17, 2021 | 215 views

A Gold Coast body corporate that filed court proceedings to recover unpaid levies of $28k has claimed the owner should also pay $206k for “recovery costs”. The claim – filed in the Southport Magistrates Court in October 2020 – initially included $66k for legal expenses incurred with two firms of solicitors by the Labrador condominium […]

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Landlord wins end to loss making deal; defeats repudiation and income loss claims

November 15, 2021 | 132 views

A landlord who terminated a long term contract for use of a Valley wedding venue by unilaterally deciding the arrangement financially “untenable” has avoided payment of repudiation damages on a count back of the licensee’ s billings towards a mandatory revenue target. Nicolle Toohey was a successful event organiser who convinced the owners of Brunswick […]

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Agent & lawyer to pay buyer $100k for misleading representations over granny flat

November 13, 2021 | 160 views

A property novice who was enticed by an agent’s promise of ‘dual income’ generated from a granny flat has won damages from the agent as well as her own lawyer when such use proved to be problematic. In May 2019 Dilasha Kumar signed up for the $720k buy of a residential property in Toongabbie – […]

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Judge reverses Hastings Street body corporate manager termination

October 21, 2021 | 252 views

In a judgment published this week, the Supreme Court has ruled the dismissal of the company managing Noosa’s iconic Bay Village shopping centre was unlawful. Breeze MR Pty Ltd – a company controlled by Duncan Manderson – acquired the management rights in April 2018 with the intention of putting his stamp on the retail centre […]

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Lies, lies and more lies: yacht sale misleading conduct termination bid sunk

October 19, 2021 | 233 views

A buyer who signed up for an as new 48’ Princess cruiser after inspecting it at a marina refused to pay the purchase price because “a friend had told her she paid too much for the vessel”. In September 2016 Cheng Shu made contact with Motor Yacht Sales Australia in response to an advertisement on […]

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Court hoses out McGrath on agency sales staff non-compete clause twice in 12 months

October 17, 2021 | 209 views

A real estate agency has failed in its bid for an injunction based on an employment contract non-compete clause to restrain a sales manager and five salespeople from working with a competitor. SRE – a McGrath franchisee with several branches in Southern Sydney and in the Illawarra – terminated its regional sales manager from his […]

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Poorly executed rent roll deal leads to bitter 7-year brawl in courts

October 01, 2021 | 218 views

A rent roll deal gone wrong is the genesis of six years of bitter litigation between the would-be seller and its colourful buyer with still more contests to come. In July 2015, Bundaberg agent, Real Estate Now agreed in a “poorly worded” contract to acquire Ian Brookfield’s rent roll for $101k. Its owner Mark Mergard […]

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RP Data goes down in copyright breach of real estate agency marketing pics

September 20, 2021 | 333 views

A professional photographer has succeeded in a copyright breach case against Australia’s largest property data and analysis firm for its unauthorised use of marketing pics he supplied to real estate agents for property marketing campaigns. James Hardingham, sole director of Real Estate Marketing Australia Pty Ltd (REMA) is in the business of providing pictures, graphics […]

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Judge reverses Hastings Street body corporate manager termination

Read Story

Embezzlement or $1.6 mil affair with boss? Court orders removal of caveat

Read Story

Judge lashes body corporate & lawyers over “staggering” levy recovery charges

Read Story

Landlord wins end to loss making deal; defeats repudiation and income loss claims

Read Story

Agent & lawyer to pay buyer $100k for misleading representations over granny flat

Read Story

Judge reverses Hastings Street body corporate manager termination

Read Story

Lies, lies and more lies: yacht sale misleading conduct termination bid sunk

Read Story

Court hoses out McGrath on agency sales staff non-compete clause twice in 12 months

Read Story

Poorly executed rent roll deal leads to bitter 7-year brawl in courts

Read Story

RP Data goes down in copyright breach of real estate agency marketing pics

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