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February 2017

Buyer’s Beware: Is the selling agent an agent for all purposes? – Tan v Russell [2016] VSC 93 Property & Projects
20 February, 2017

Buyer’s Beware: Is the selling agent an agent for all purposes? – Tan v Russell [2016] VSC 93

Legal IssueA recent decision in the Victorian Supreme Court examined whether the Plaintiffs, Tan and Lo, validly exercised their cooling off rights to terminate a contract for sale in circumstances where the notice was served on the vendor’s selling agent.Practical Effect of DecisionThe case illustrates the importance of knowing, prior…
Victoria Caldwell
High Court rules that a payment claim is invalid without a valid reference date ConstructionSecurity of Payments
9 February, 2017

High Court rules that a payment claim is invalid without a valid reference date

Introduction In our November 2016 Construction, Property & Projects Insights (Issue 5), we noted that the High Court was soon to release judgment in Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd HCA 52 (Southern Han Decision), which would be the first time the High…
Victoria Caldwell