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...
Lessor floored: make good costs reduced by windfall benefit
Landlords and tenants squabbling over make good costs in commercial leases should consider this dispute relating to an i...
Form fight: seller to pay agent 20% commission on terminated contract
How often do real estate agencies get their hands on a commission from a deal that goes sour and how rarely does that tu...
Salt lamp business interest sale tangled in state ACL twist
The Australian Consumer Law scheduled to the federal Competition and Consumer Act applies to corporations engaged in tra...
Misleading financials: cheating the ATO or deceiving his buyers?
A business owner who provided potential buyers with impressive financial accounts that differed from the loss-making fig...
Asset lending can be unjust; compound interest unconscionable
“Asset loans” – at very high interest rates – are particularly attractive to financially distressed borrowers who ...
Encroachment of neighbour’s garage: court orders land transfer
Agnieszka and Pawel Wardanski’s home at 10 Cynthia Crescent, Springwood that they acquired in 2003, adjoined that ...