S3 Episode 10: Victorian Cases on Contracts of Sale of Land and on Forged Mortgages in 2021

In this episode and accompanying paper, Philip Barton first examines 2021 Supreme and County Court cases on contracts of sale. These cases were: on the authority of an agent to conclude a contract; a sale by an owner builder; a sale conditional on issue of a planning permit; a sale subject to finance; a sale of a going concern for GST purposes; a sale off the plan; and a mortgagee’s sale.

Then, Philip deals with a case of parties using funds in breach of trust to buy land.  Finally, noting the importance of the topic of verification identity, Philip discusses a case of a forged mortgage.