In any legal system, contract and consumer law are the two elements which are considered to be integral in the arena of civil. It is also the case of Australian legal system. Apart from that, property law is another element, which is also emphasized to a great extent under every legal system.
Considering this fact, focus of the present assignment would be on discussing provided cases on torrents system of land title, Australian consumer law and Trust law.
i] Analysis of the legal principles that governs Torrens title and lease system, it is noticeable that there are primarily four principles that are associated with it. These 4 principles form the basis of Torrents system of land title and associated features, which are as follows:
ii] Analysis of the two concepts i.e. , certain differences between both the concepts can be noticed. Considering licence of premises, it can be observed that the licensor has the ownership and possession of the property. On the contrary in lease of premises the tenant possesses exclusive possession of the property .
Licensee does not possess the authority of giving the property to third party in case of licence of premises. On the other hand, while conducting leasing of premises, the tenant is entitled to the authority of sub-letting the land or the property.
Another mentionable difference is lease agreements cannot be usually terminated, while agreements of licensing lands or property are terminable.
iii] While entering a retail lease, there are some statutory requirements which are required to be followed. Five of these requirements are as follows:
i] In the provided scenario, Sheldon and Penny may avail remedy under Right to equality of redemption. Power of sale entitles the lender with the authority of gaining possession order and allowing the lender to take possession of the property. The court usually determines the time of enforcement of the order.Borrower usually vacant the property, prior the possession date. However, in case of Sheldon and Penny, who were the borrower, followed by the possession, has certain rights under equity of redemption. Equity of redemption provides them with the right of transferring their mortgage at any time till point to sale i.e. exchange of contracts. Under this remedy they would be able to prevent sale of the property.
ii] Certain remedies can be availed for incidents associated with unconscionable conduct in an agreement or contract, under Australian Consumer law. One of the remedy in such cases, under the law is declaring part or the contract in totality to be void. Thus, loan contract and mortgage are voidable under common law wherein unconscionable conduct can be considered as a ground for it .
iii] In regards to the case of Sheldon and Penny, Australian Consumer law may provide with required relief in the case. Statics and figure provided by lending officer were unrealistic and inaccurate. Due to relying on these figures, Sheldon and Penny signed the loan contract that caused them financial loss. Such behavior can be termed as unconscionable because the stronger party in this case was the lending officer who was having more information and knowledge. He had misused his information and used unfair tactics. Thus, with the help of Australian Consumer law, Sheldon and Penny can seek relief. It is by establishing the occurrence of unconscionable conduct, remedies like financial penalty imposed on lending officer, compensation of the loss, varying the contract or agreement, declaring the contract void in whole or part, refunding or performing certain services may be claimed by Sheldon and Penny under Australian Consumer law in this case.
Lawyers are required to remain up-to-dated on any kind of amendments on the present set of laws for performing their duties in an effective manner. Such mentionable four ways with the help of which lawyers can remain updated on consumer law, contract law, property law and trust law are as follows:
Government websites- This is a personal preference. It is with the help of this source, lawyers can gather updates and latest information regarding amendments on the existing laws in a precise and prompt manner. It also provides them with the scope of knowing developments associated with it.
Events on industry networking- It is beneficial on gathering information and updates on industry information and enhancing professional profile, share experiences with clients and colleagues and be informed about competitors.
Online technology- This is one of the most effective sources for legal updates on different areas of law which can be customized in accordance to the needs of an individual. This provides with the scope of accessing information from podcast and practice notes of experts.
Industry newsletters- Subscribing to industry newsletter is beneficial in gaining in-depth information and knowledge about policy developments, legal development which may have significant impact on a client.
Conclusion
On the basis of the above made discussion it may be noticed that Torrens leases and title plays a significant role in the legal system of Australia. Addressing the needs of the consumers in Australia are dealt under Australian Consumer law. In addition to the report also reflected the importance for lawyers to be updated about changes in the legal system.
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