Sydney Jacobs is a barrister at 13 Wentworth Chambers. He read for his LL.M at Cambridge and has a commercial equity practice encompassing property, partnership, corporate law and building & construction disputes. Sydney has gained expertise in easements & covenants involving both Torrens and Old System land, leasing matters including director’s guarantees, contracts for the sale of land including off-the-plan, notices to perform and to complete, rescission/termination/specific performance/relief against forfeiture/claiming the return of deposits, options/rights of first refusal, and strata disputes. A list of his many cases and publications is to be found on his 13 Wentworth Chambers website. Underscoring a life dedicated to the law (when he is not snowboarding), Sydney is the sole author of two major loose-leaf services, namely: Commercial Damages and Injunctions: Law and Practice, and part authors the leading loose-leaf service Commercial & International Arbitration (all published by Thomson Reuters). He has been, for many years, a popular presenter of CPD seminars.
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Recorded Webinar: When the Purchaser Doesn't Complete: The Rights of Purchasers to Terminate or Rescind Contracts (NSW)
Conveyancing transactions can sometimes go off the rails. In what circumstances can a purchaser validly rescind or terminate a contract? With the property market set to come off the boil, vendors are not taking termination lightly. This session examines the key issues:
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Conveyancing transactions can sometimes go off the rails. In what circumstances can a purchaser validly rescind or terminate a contract? With the property market set to come off the boil, vendors are not taking termination lightly. This session examines the key issues:
- Purchaser’s ability to rescind:
- vendor failing to attach s52A documents
- misrepresentation
- breach of terms by the vendor – when is it a breach of an essential term?
- breach of warranties
- how can a purchaser rescind? - valid rescission notices
- what is the effect of notice of rescission?
- Off the plan contracts:
- variations to the development – when will this create rights to rescind?
- off the plan sales and the defaulting foreign purchaser
- In what circumstances will the vendor or purchaser have rights to damages?
- What happens to the deposit? Relief against forfeiture issues
- Claims of repudiation
- Recent cases
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Sydney Jacobs
Barrister, 13 Wentworth Chambers Sydney, NSWWho Should Attend?
This webinar is suitable for lawyers practising in property law in NSW. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.
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