Obligation of conveyancers to assess capacity

 The 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

AICNSW Cyber Triage Service: A Case Study

Case 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

To good financial health

There 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

GST at Settlement: Common Errors & e-Conveyancing

Did 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

2020: A year we will all remember!

Well, if you were to try and pen a summary of the year that was, you could just use one word: bizarre. Personally, I prefer that term to the word… Continue reading 2020: A year we will all remember!

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”?