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No refund for vendor’s GST “windfall”

Piper Alderman
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Australia
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April 9 2013

On 3 September 2009, Mr Simon Leong (Mr Leong) entered into a contract to purchase from Duoedge Pty Ltd (the Vendor) a property at 196 Hull Road

Buyer beware! Body corporate resolution ineffective to secure car parks

Piper Alderman
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Australia
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April 9 2013

A recent Queensland Supreme Court decision in The Proprietors Cathedral Village Building Units Plan No 106957 v Cathedral Place Community Body

Valuers beware! Court considers potential liability in event of loss

Piper Alderman
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Australia
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February 26 2013

The role of property valuers in financing transactions, and their potential liability in the event of loss on realisation of property, has been

Buyer beware - body corporate resolution

Piper Alderman
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Australia
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February 26 2013

The Proprietors Cathedral Village Building Units Plan No. 106957 & Ors v Cathedral Place Community Body Corporate & Ors 2012 QSC 301

New rules for asbestos in South Australia

Piper Alderman
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Australia
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February 15 2013

Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals which became increasingly popular among manufacturers and builders in the late 19th

Prospective retail landlords beware! Consider representations cautiously

Piper Alderman
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Australia
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February 5 2013

Landlords must be careful when making representations to encourage tenants to enter into retail leases, a recent Federal Court ruling stressed

Prospective retail landlords beware consider representations cautiously

Piper Alderman
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Australia
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December 21 2012

In 2006, the Applicants, Kathleen Miletich and her son Adrian Miletich responded to an advertisement by Foodco Group Pty Ltd (Foodco) which was designed to attract people interested in running a “Muffin Break” franchise

Changes to state first home owner grant schemes

Piper Alderman
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Australia
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November 14 2012

Earlier this year, the New South Wales State Government announced changes to the First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) which saw it increase from $7000 to $15,000 for buyers of new properties priced up to 650,000 effective from 1 October 2012

Valuers beware

Piper Alderman
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Australia
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November 14 2012

Special Counsel, Jacqueline Browning looks at the case of Propell National Valuers (WA) Pty Ltd v Australian Executor Trustees Ltd 2012 FCAFC 31 which highlights the role of property valuers in financing transactions and their potential liability in the event of loss upon realisation of property

Reformed zones for Victoria a fast track to renewed urban growth?

Piper Alderman
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Australia
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September 7 2012

The Victorian Government has announced planning reforms to Victoria’s planning zones which, if enacted, will have significant consequences to property zonings in Victoria

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