PPSA retention of title property

Retention of title property, in general terms, describes any property which is in the possession of one party (pursuant to the terms of some agreement) but where the title to the property does not pass to the possessor either at all, or until some precondition is met...

Conveyancing Update: Changes to CGT Withholding Regime

Last year, with effect from 1 July 2016, the foreign resident capital gain withholding tax came into effect following amendments to the law regarding Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”).  The changes to the CGT laws required that sellers of land in Australia (or mining,...

Agent suffers $1.6M judgment for misrepresentation

In a decision handed down just a few weeks ago, a real estate agent has been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay the sum of $1,640,252.00 after a finding of misrepresentation in connection with the sale of a shopping centre. The purchaser of the shopping centre made a...