Should a partner of a professional services firm in financial distress who takes over the active matters by agreement wi...
Judge lashes body corporate & lawyers over “staggering” levy recovery charges
A Gold Coast body corporate that filed court proceedings to recover unpaid levies of $28k has claimed the owner should a...
Agent & lawyer to pay buyer $100k for misleading representations over granny flat
A property novice who was enticed by an agent’s promise of ‘dual income’ generated from a granny flat has won damages fr...
Solicitor sued on vendor finance deal 10 yrs past
Should a law firm that allegedly failed to advise its client about the risks of providing vendorfinance secured only by ...
Separate contracts for house on 2 lots, buyer sues to settle on just one
In January 2012 Brian Maloney identified a home in bayside Brighton as an ideal location for the construction of a displ...
Court slams lawyer and “illegal marketing fees” as “foolish” investors sued on $300k Hilton loss
Most buyers would have been more circumspect than the New Zealand couple who signed up for a $930k off-the-plan purchase...
Seller revokes direction to pay, solicitor sued for following new instructions
A Cairns solicitor who followed instructions that countermanded an earlier “irrevocable” direction to pay a clients’ hou...
Tenant on attack after sleeping on landlord’s market rent proposal
A Morningside food services operator who received a market assessment proposing a 22% annual rent hike has urged the Sup...
REIQ’s “Day after Tomorrow” solution lacks Sky-net defence
The December update of the REIQ residential land contract includes a half-hearted attempt to avert opportunistic termina...