CPD: Realty Defect Issues Prepares Litigators for Common Matters Arising from Real Estate Dealings

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Prepare for realty defect related legal dispute issues including:

• The concealment of a patent defect,
• The failure to disclose the presence of a latent defect,
• The available remedies in realty defect cases.

and much more.

Expected Takeaways

The Realty Defect Issue Disputes presentation explains the common law principles involved with, among other issues:

• The definition of patent defect;
• The definition of latent defect;
• The recent common law confirmation that a latent defect may involve an extrinsic intangible;
• The exception to caveat emptor as a legal test for when liability is likely to arise;
• The claiming of general damages in realty defect cases;
• The claiming of punitive damages in realty defect cases;
• The relevant legal theories to focus upon when acting in defence; and
• The bonus material for how to attract more clients with realty defect cases.

Materials Included:

• A handout containing extensive case law, fully cited, and linked to CanLII for convenient future use as quick reference secondary source material;
• A sample Plaintiff's Claim pleading and a sample Defence pleading for convenient future use when preparing to litigate realty defect cases; and
• A Certificate of Participation that syndicates to your Profile page throughout the Success.Legal network.

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