Agricultural investors Phil Feitelson and Jacques Vorster have failed in a five-year pursuit of poultry Bartter Enterpri...
Lottery win a bust for reticent former contributor
Lottery syndicates – driven by a long odds dream that members will one day share in riches – are common in A...
Careless agent to blame for open house blaze disaster
The burning to the ground of a prestige home during the course of an open house buyer inspection must be every real esta...
Developer stymied in rising market rescission strategy
In a rising property market, some developers no doubt look for an opportunity to escape pre-sale contracts to escalate t...
The full bottle: Bordeaux château flops Aussie wine injunction claim
A Bordeaux wine estate’s recent injunction claim against a Tasmanian winemaker has produced a rich blend of intrig...
Buyer falls flat: No PEXA extension for lender’s failure to settle
A property developer who signed up the $4 million buy of a 52 acre development site in Rockbank, in Melbourne’s outer we...
Agency in rent roll contract win; judge’s errors prolong 6 year fight
Investors who defaulted on a rent roll buy have been ordered to pay more than $200,000 for the disruption caused to the ...
Court voids “utterly crushing” 417% p.a. interest; 70% p.a. ok
A private lender’s interest rate of 417% has been ruled to be “utterly crushing” but a court has appro...
DIY litigant opens up court on Sunday for fence dispute
A neighbour spat over trees and a dividing fence dispute that drafted not one but two Supreme Court duty judges into the...