Author Archives for Peter Mericka

Section 32 – How Could THE AGE Get It So Wrong?

April 28, 2006 9:18 am Published by Comments Off on Section 32 – How Could THE AGE Get It So Wrong? If a real estate journalist can be so ignorant and unable to source accurate material, why is he or she being set loose on vulnerable consumers?

Marketeering Victims’ Lament

April 25, 2006 9:30 am Published by Comments Off on Marketeering Victims’ Lament Former interstate clients of litigation lawyers Carter Capner have shared these anonymous comments.

Litigation Lawyers Ditch Marketeering Clients

April 24, 2006 9:42 am Published by Comments Off on Litigation Lawyers Ditch Marketeering Clients Two marketeering law suits have been dismissed because of irregularities and want of prosecution. Solicitor TIM O’DWYER reports on how the plaintiffs' lawyers warned other clients about the risks of litigation.

Gold coast Solicitor Off The Hook On Old Marketeering Claim

April 21, 2006 9:46 am Published by Comments Off on Gold coast Solicitor Off The Hook On Old Marketeering Claim Vince Rickards, a former partner in defunct Gold Coast law firm Sciacca & Sciacca, has succeeded in the dismissal of an $80,000.00 District Court negligence and breach of contract action commenced against him.

Mortgage Fraud

April 18, 2006 10:02 am Published by Comments Off on Mortgage Fraud I told how a crooked Queensland agent lost his licence for this, how another agent and his whole sales staff were jailed and how a fraudulent mortgage broker and her accomplices also copped jail sentences.

Tricks and Traps of Building and Pest Inspections

April 16, 2006 10:07 am Published by Comments Off on Tricks and Traps of Building and Pest Inspections Buyers and sellers alike are still being conned on building and pest inspection clauses in sales contracts. Meanwhile, the regulators do not seem to care about protecting consumers in this regard.