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Abolished paper Certificate of Title (CT)

From 11 October 2021, NSW LRS will abolished paper CTs and cancellation of the control of the right to deal (CoRD) framework and all land dealings must be lodged electronically. This is referred to as ‘100% eConveyancing’. Further information, please read https://www.registrargeneral.nsw.gov.au/property-and-conveyancing/eConveyancing/abolition-of-certificates-of-title...

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Working from Home

Most of us will be working from home from 23 March 2020 due to COVID-19. Our best contact will be by email to admin@bcla.com.au. If you ring our office and no one pick up the phone, please drop us an email with your name, tel no and message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. As the directive from government may change overnight, please watch out for our facebook and website for further announcement....

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Court Cases

Supreme Court Case Assure (NSW) Pty Limited v Taouk [2016] NSWSC 1234 BC Lawyers represented the plaintiff. It was ordered that the defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings. It was unreasonable for defendant to lodge caveat more than once, the third caveat lodged relating to the same underlying facts. Federal Court Case Optical 88 Limited v Optical 88 Pty Limited (No 2) [2010] FCA 1380 BC Lawyers represented the respondents. It was found that the applicant's claims of trade mark infringement and copyright infringement, and its claims based on the contravention of the Trade Practices Act and for passing-off do not succeed. An appeal...

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1 July 2018 milestone for eConveyancing

From 1 July 2018, standalone transfers, standalone caveats, and all standalone mortgage, discharge of mortgage or combinations thereof (such as a refinance transaction) must be lodged electronically. The deadline on 1 July 2018 for standalone transfers only - a transaction that includes a combination of a transfer with one or more mortgage or discharge of mortgage is not mandated until 1 July 2019....

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