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Conveyancers play a pivotal role in property transactions, tasked not only with navigating legal formalities but also, as recent cases have made clear, a responsibility to advise clients on a… Continue reading Beyond the Retainer: Advising Clients on Risks in Property Transactions
Read MoreIs your purchaser client potentially liable for Surcharge Land Tax? If your client is a foreign person, they will potentially be liable to pay surcharge land tax. This is regardless… Continue reading Is your purchaser client potentially liable for …
Read MoreWho gets to keep an option fee if the sale of land contract has been terminated? In Brief: This article examines the importance of understanding the terms and obligations… Continue reading Who gets to keep the option fee …
Read MoreLimitations of the PEXA system and potential implications on the registration of a proprietary interest In Issue Whether an inaccurate description of a proprietary interest due to the requirements of… Continue reading Casenote: Brose v Slade [2022] NSWSC 1785
Read MoreIn brief – the NSW Court of Appeal in Shoal Bay Beach Constructions No. 1 Pty Ltd v Mark Hickey & the persons listed in Schedule A to the Notice… Continue reading Solicitor negligence case: NSW Court of Appeal overturns Supreme Court decision
Read MoreThe Supreme Court, in different cases where one or more of the parties have had a conveyancer act in a transaction, has found that the conveyancer had, prior to the… Continue reading Obligation of conveyancers to assess capacity
Read MoreCase Study – September 2022 Incident background An AIC NSW Member (the Member) experienced a phishing incident from an unknown caller (the Threat Actor), claiming to be an Optus contact.… Continue reading AICNSW Cyber Triage Service: A Case Study
Read MoreThere are quick and easy steps you can take to review and possibly improve your financial position. The end of a financial year is an excellent time to check in… Continue reading To good financial health
Read MoreDid you know that the ATO corrects approximately 45,000 forms a year? The ATO has noticed common form errors being submitted by purchasers and suppliers. It’s important to recognise the… Continue reading GST at Settlement: Common Errors & e-Conveyancing
Read More#BreakTheBias on International Women’s Day by ANDREW PROEBSTL Chief Executive of legalsuper In the lead up to International Women’s Day, it is timely to review the barriers to superannuation equality… Continue reading Superannuation Equality for Women
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