More Changes for Insurance in Super

More changes are coming for the default insurance cover of young super fund members and members with low super balances under new laws passed by the Federal Parliament in September… Continue reading More Changes for Insurance in Super

How to Achieve Compliance in an eConveyancing Audit

As conveyancers and lawyers across NSW find themselves subject to random eConveyancing audits, we help explore some of the issues and what you can do to avoid them. The top… Continue reading How to Achieve Compliance in an eConveyancing Audit

Case law updates – Actual Use of Land for Disturbance Compensation on Resumption

In G Capital Corporation Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2019] NSWCA 234, the Roads and Maritimes Services (the Acquiring Authority) acquired the properties of the G Capital Corporation… Continue reading Case law updates – Actual Use of Land for Disturbance Compensation on Resumption

Legislation law updates – Conveyancing Legislation Amendments for Vendor Disclosure statements

The provisions of the Conveyancing Legislation (Amendment) Act 2018 (NSW) commenced on December 1 2019. In brief, the amendments introduce vendor disclosure obligations in relation to off the plan contracts… Continue reading Legislation law updates – Conveyancing Legislation Amendments for Vendor Disclosure statements

What is a “Land Survey”?

This may seem an odd topic for an article in the Institute of Conveyancers’ magazine. After all “licensed conveyancers in NSW are professionally qualified to advise clients in the legal… Continue reading What is a “Land Survey”?

Case law updates – Is a Constructive Trust a Caveatable Interest?

In Mayrin DM Pty Ltd v Kaiyu Deng [2019] NSWSC 1552, Mayrin (the Caveator) brought an application to extend a caveat over two properties in order to complete a preliminary… Continue reading Case law updates – Is a Constructive Trust a Caveatable Interest?

Case law updates – Recent Authorities on Risk Management for Conveyancers

This article considers two cases relating to claims brought against property lawyers – one in the Supreme Court of Queensland and one in the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New… Continue reading Case law updates – Recent Authorities on Risk Management for Conveyancers

Why the 2019 Property Market Crash never happened (and why it never will)

Australian property market crash fears didn’t eventuate in 2019, neither did the expected oversupply. Here, we explore the factors behind this and the likelihood of a future downturn. You will… Continue reading Why the 2019 Property Market Crash never happened (and why it never will)