The compensation claims of 18 homeowners in Collingwood Park west of Brisbane arising out of the collapse of disused coa...
Solicitor borrower raises penalty defence in bid to hold out bank
Most mortgages contain a clause requiring immediate payment of all “moneys owing” should any default occur especially in...
“Asset lending” unconscionable, borrower seeks re-opening of loan
Mark Pearson made urgent application for a “stay” to prevent Pioneer Mortgages executing a warrant to recove...
Contract confusion: buyer wins damages for unit value increase as buoyant market takes hold
Confusion resulting from multiple handwritten amendments to an off-the-plan condominium contract signed up for in May 20...
St Lucia sellers recover $2 million re-sale loss; to negotiate is not to “abandon”
David and Judith Tynan contracted to sell their 29 Lawrence St, St Lucia home in October 2010 for $7 million with settle...
Cyclones defeat optimistic borrowers; Suncorp evades payment suspension clause
Motel operators who had an “overly optimistic view” of their capacity to meet loan repayments and of Suncorp’s wil...
Interstate practitioner’s settlement “stutters” wrongfoot seller’s sale loss suit
The apparent unfamiliarity of a Sydney solicitor with Queensland conveyancing practice and a want of assertion by his lo...
Suncorp rebuffed in $700k “pound of flesh” argument
A guarantor under a debt restructure for two luxury boats has won the first stage of her fight against Suncorp who claim...
Registered mail returned to sender, does “caused to be forwarded by pre-paid post…” prove posting?
The adequacy of time honoured legal lexicon used to express the means by which a document is sent to a recipient’s addre...