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What came first - the mortgagee's power of sale, or the owner's alleged sale? caveat conveyancing loan agreements mortgage power of sale property property law real property act supreme court May 16, 2023

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has just handed down its decision dealing with the competing claims of a contract and a caveat - for a residential property at Bradman Road, Menai.

ProLend Solutions No. 123 Pty Ltd v Karout [2023] NSWSC 490 (8 May 2023)

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Attempting to sever a joint tenancy by relying on a Power of Attorney estate planning estates power of attorney property real property act Nov 10, 2022

If you are appointed as a substitute attorney under a Power of Attorney, ensure that you are validly entitled to act if the first appointed attorney is unable or unwilling to so act, and that you are acting within the scope of your designed power.  These issues, and more, were...

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Acting under a Power of Attorney estate planning estates power of attorney real property act Nov 13, 2020

The Equity Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court handed down a decision on 23 October 2020 in relation to legal issues in the areas of Estate Law and Property Law. Several properties which are of importance in the case are located in the Sutherland Shire.

Guirguis v Girgis [2020] NSWSC 1468 (23...

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