Various property law updates have been incorporated in the comprehensive By Lawyers reference manual 1001 Conveyancing Answers (QLD)
Recent judgments which have been added include:
• Contempree v BS Investments Pty Ltd & Anor [2020] QCA 255 – A long term lease that is not registered can still be enforced.
• Legal Services Commissioner v Sheehy [2018] 1 QCA 151 – Solicitors acting on behalf of two people, such as a married couple, require authority from both clients.
• Woolford v Oliver [2017] QMC 14 – Instalment contracts carry additional obligations and duties.
• K7 Developments Pty Ltd v Abbotsford Estates Pty Ltd [2021] VSC 422 – Judicial consideration of the consequences of a contract ceasing to be a Going Concern for GST purposes after contract and before settlement.
• Re Tucker; Nunan v Aylward [2019] VSC 210 – affirming that the younger joint tenant is presumed to have survived the older joint tenant, if time of death cannot be ascertained.
1001 Conveyancing Answers (QLD) is available in all By Lawyers Queensland conveyancing and property law guides. It assists property lawyers and conveyancers to understand the conveyancing process and to solve problems for their clients. The publication receives regular property law updates.
