The conveyancing process is unfamiliar for many purchasers of real estate. The role of a practitioner acting for a purchaser buying land includes understanding what the client intends to do with the property, explaining the contract to the client and ensuring they understand what is required of them.
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Webinars
Sale of real estate — acting for a purchaser
Conveyancing
27 Jun 25
Acting for purchasers in real estate transactions often involves tight time frames and significant commercial pressures. A wide range of legal and practical issues must be considered, and attention to detail is critical.
Webinars
Sale of real estate — Acting for vendors
Conveyancing
29 May 25
When acting for vendors in real estate transactions, practitioners must navigate a complex landscape of legislation, risk, and compliance.
LPLC Articles
Share and unit transfers may be a dutiable transaction
Conveyancing, Tax
16 May 25
Practitioners advising on or transferring shares in a private company or units in a unit trust should be alert to potential duty consequences.
Latest News & Alerts
News
LPLC welcomes new Committee member
Resources and information
28 Mar 25
The Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee is delighted to welcome Justin Graham KC as a new Committee member commencing in March 2025.
News
LPLC congratulates Adrian Finanzio SC on judicial appointment
28 Feb 25
The Legal Practitioners' Liability Committee and staff congratulate recent committee member, Adrian Finanzio SC, on his appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Alert
Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Rule Changes
Tax
12 Dec 24
Legal practitioners acting in property transactions take note that the foreign resident capital gains withholding (FRCGW) rules are changing on 1 January 2025.