Conveyancing Appeal Rejected

The Court of Appeal has rejected the LIV's request to grant a permanent injunction against conveyancer Lydia Maric whom it alleged was performing legal work in the preparation of vendors' statements, or s32 statements. The Court found that while there was no doubt the preparation of an s32 statement might, in some circumstances, require the provision of legal advice, this was not invariably the case. LIV CEO Mike Brett Young said the LIV felt it was important to test the law on the subject and would watch with interest the implementation of the yet-to-be proclaimed Conveyancers Act, which would regulate the profession.

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