Recorded Webinar: Managing Ethical Dilemmas in Property Transactions (Ethics)

Property practitioners are beset by multiple ethical risks in their daily work. It is a matter of practitioner beware and being forearmed in practice. This session is about awareness of ethics risk in property transactions, including:

• Understanding solicitor conduct rules in property transactions

• Who is the client in property transactions? – getting the foundations right

• Conflict awareness – representing multiple clients in property transactions

• Is it permissible to get waivers of conflicts of interest in property matters?

• Getting too close to real estate agents – when this is not a good idea

• Vendor rebates discounts and bonuses – is this alright or not?

• Dealing with deposits – Solicitor acting as stakeholder

• Vendors sale liable to GST or CGT –vendor makes false statement: what to do

• Acting for both sides – getting appropriate protective measures in place

• Acting for a buyer company – can you advise director who gives guarantees?

• Acting for developer who refers you buyers – should you act?