Developer calls no evidence of unit’s value; court grants specific performance to avoid damages price drop signal

An off-the-plan purchase of a Canberra unit signed up in August 2016 was to be settled 14 days after

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Buyer crashes contract for late delivery of certificate: when is a ‘day’ a day and not 24 hours?

Even the most seasoned sales agents and lawyers can come unstuck when it comes to the calculation of

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Business sale non-compete provisions under attack: court rules standard terms invalid

In a decision that strikes at the enforceability of Business Sale Contract terms in common usage in

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Anatomy of a subdivision: Developer’s role reversal forces profit payment from lender

A seasoned civil works contractor keen to develop a major Lockyer Valley subdivision enlisted the su

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Court declares ‘mistake’, reverses buyer’s $330k property contract windfall

Standard real estate contract terms provide for the adjustment of rental prepayments as between buye

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Bad accountant? Tax advice wrong, offers own property for client investment

A court has ruled that an accountant who encouraged his client to buy his own vacant Broadbeach

Insurers brawl over salvage value in fire sale of upmarket suits

A Brisbane retailer has won a $2 mil damages battle against the occupier of a nearby jewellery busin

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Court rules “purchase price exclusive of GST” ≠ buyer must pay GST in addition

A court has ruled that a land contract provision specifying “the Purchase Price is exclusive of GS

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Agent forfeits deposit & “seizes” $20k comm; rapped for “self-interest” actions

A Sunnybank real estate office that paid commission to itself from a trust account deposit it had re

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