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Gregory Pointon Finally Found Guilty of Professional Misconduct
22 January 09 11:09 AM | Peter Mericka | 2 Comments   

OPINION by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Just before Christmas last year Gold Coast solicitor Gregory Pointon (who’s had a few unfavourable mentions here and elsewhere) was found guilty of professional Read More...

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Solicitors Can Make Conveyancing Mistakes
22 December 08 12:50 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

OPINION by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au An Appeal Court has ruled that a father and his daughter validly escaped a developer’s option to buy their property because of a solicitor’s slackness over the Read More...

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The "Oh", "Really?" and "I Wish I Had Known That!" of Making an Offer and Organising Finance
24 January 08 09:55 AM | Shannyn Hunter | 7 Comments   

by Shannyn Hunter Conveyancer shannyn@lawyersconveyancing.com.au Lawyers Conveyancing On Monday morning purchasers can experience a real estate hangover. After a weekend of elation at finding their dream house and pressure from the agent to make an offer, Read More...

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Fair Trading Nabs False Solicitor
11 January 08 11:12 AM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Gold Coast conveyancing clerk Anne Mullins and her company Simply Conveyancing Australia Pty Ltd have pleaded guilty to Office of Fair Trading charges that they falsely Read More...

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Catch 32 On Solicitors' Independence
06 December 07 08:53 AM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Queensland’s Office of Fair Trading has lost, and lost badly, a landmark case mounted in the Commercial and Consumer Tribunal against Gold Coast solicitor Donald Dickie. Read More...

Filed under: Estate agent, Lawyer, real estate, solicitor, conflict of interests