Australia, March 12 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Feb. 13:
1. HER HONOUR: This judgment concerns costs and the release of funds held in the trust account of the defendants' solicitor under an interlocutory regime.
FACTS
2. In August 2022, the defendants agreed to sell a 'charcoal chicken' business in Mt Druitt to the plaintiff. The plaintiff paid for the shop and stock and began to operate the business. In September 2022, the parties signed a Heads of Agreement in respect of the sale, while more detailed transaction documents were being prepared. In October 2022, however, the first defendant, Simon Munzer, changed his mind and re-took possession of the shop to the exclusion of the...