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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
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…
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High Court rules that a payment claim is invalid without a valid reference date Law
9 February, 2017

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

IntroductionIn 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 Court…
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