Property Disputes

My legal experience started as a law clerk, including carrying out numerous and complex searches of land transfer and “deeds system” documents.

As a solicitor, I acted for numerous parties in a wide range of property transactions.

As a barrister, I am frequently called on to advise or represent parties in potential or actual disputes relating to land and land transactions.  My detailed knowledge of the land registry system as a law clerk and solicitor often proves helpful.

 

I have experience in, and can be instructed in the following areas:

• Advice on bespoke wording for specific contracts and instruments.
• Vendor - purchaser disputes, including issues of misdescription, misrepresentation, mistake, and Fair Trading Act liabilities.
• Specific performance and damages claims.
• GST issues arising on agreements for sale and purchase.
• Lessor – lessee disputes, including rental disputes, breach and termination disputes, and renewal disputes including relief against forfeiture.
• Mortgagor – mortgagee disputes, including mortgagee sale disputes, duties of mortgagee in possession.
• Options and rights of first refusal.
• Caveats.
• Easements.
• Equitable interests.
• Indefeasibility.
• Adverse possession and prescriptive title.
• Boundary disputes.
• Licences.
• Property Law Act proceedings for entry onto neighbouring land, encroachments, landlocked land and trees.
• Other disputes concerning real estate title or transactions.