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Kathleen Lett
The full bottle: Bordeaux château flops Aussie wine injunction claimA Bordeaux wine estate’s recent injunction claim against a Tasmanian winemaker has produced a rich blend of intriguing inform...Buyer falls flat: No PEXA extension for lenders failure to settleA property developer who signed up the $4 million buy of a 52 acre development site in Rockbank, in Melbourne’s outer west in...Agency in rent roll contract win; judges errors prolong 6 year fightInvestors who defaulted on a rent roll buy have been ordered to pay more than $200,000 for the disruption caused to the selle...Court voids utterly crushing 417% p.a. interest; 70% p.a. okA private lender’s interest rate of 417% has been ruled to be “utterly crushing” but a court has approved its 70% per annum r...DIY litigant opens up Supreme Court on Sunday for a fence disputeA neighbour spat over trees and a dividing fence dispute that drafted not one but two Supreme Court duty judges into the the ...Lessor floored; make good costs reduced by windfall benefitLandlords and tenants squabbling over make good costs in commercial leases should consider this dispute relating to an indust...Form 6 fight: seller to pay agents 20% commission on terminated contractHow often do real estate agencies get their hands on a commission from a deal that goes sour and how rarely does that turn ou...Sale of business interest tangled in state ACL twistThe Australian Consumer Law scheduled to the federal Competition and Consumer Act applies to corporations engaged in trade or...Misleading financials: cheating the ATO or deceiving his buyers?A business owner who provided potential buyers with impressive financial accounts that differed from the loss-making figures ...Asset lending can be unjust; compounding interest unconscionable“Asset loans” – at very high interest rates – are particularly attractive to financially distressed borrowers who are not eli...Encroachment of neighbours garage: court orders land transferAgnieszka and Pawel Wardanski’s home at 10 Cynthia Crescent, Springwood that they acquired in 2003, adjoined that of Karen Ma...Gold coast unit owner battles for long standing exclusive useCan the owner of a community title lot – in the absence of a formal exclusive use resolution – justify improvements construct...Court upholds agents boozy lunch site introduction commissionsA property consultant who “sourced” early learning centres for investors at a fee of $2000 per approved child place has fende...Court declares 95% of lenders fees to be penalty chargesIn June 2022 Steve Saad borrowed $60,000 – including loan establishment fees and legals – from a private lender and entered i...Home builder defeated on supply chain & materials cost contract price increaseIn August 2022 Charith and Hew Perera entered into a “fixed price” $645k home build contract with an anticipated start date o...Landlord refused to negotiate COVID relief barred from recovery of arrearsLandlords who refused to negotiate COVID relief with their tenants for rent relief during the emergency response period remai...Agent gives wrong keys after settlement; buyer 7 yrs in wrong homeLittle did the agent know that when he mistakenly handed over the keys of a residence that adjoined and was identical to the ...UFC fitness franchisees misled; win $6 mil from franchisorThe Australian distributor of UFC gym franchises has been dealt a blow by a court ruling that voids the sale of three locatio...