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  • Circuit Finance Australia v Panella [2011] NSWSC 311

    15 April 2011
    A purchaser bought property but his solicitor failed to notice a caveat on title. The purchaser was unable to register the transfer and the court was called upon to determine what price the purchaser had to pay for its solicitor’s negligence. As all...
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  • Edmonds v He [2006] NSWSC 1094

    28 September 2006
    The case concerned an application for the removal of a caveat over land. The first Defendant caveator was a lessee from the Plaintiffs of the premises. There was a question whether or not the first Defendant surrendered the lease on 1 September 2006....
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  • Babies Galore v Kelso Builders Supplies [2006] NSWSC 353

    20 April 2006
    In this case the Plaintiff exercised its option for the renewal of a lease and lodged a caveat to protect its rights and interests under that lease. The present proceedings involved an application by the Plaintiff for an order to extend the operation...
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  • Rizky Management v Billabong Hotel (St Marys) [2005] NSWSC 580

    16 June 2005
    This case concerned an application under s 74K of the Real Property Act 1900 to extend a caveat over land until the Torrens Title System. To determine the issue the Court considered the principles on which the discretion to extend caveats should be...
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