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.