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Specialised law requires a specialised AI tool

For most people, a property purchase is the largest financial commitment of their lives. It is tied to where they will raise their family, build their future, or finally put down roots. The stakes are that high, and your expertise is what stands between your client and a decision made without full understanding of what they are signing. So, it is a reasonable question to ask: if your practice is that specialised, why would the AI tools you use be anything less?

Regulatory Updates and Expert Guidance

Tranche 2: AML/CTF: Compliance without the complexity

Navigate AML/CTF reforms with the right tools, training, and support from InfoTrack.

Supporting Queensland lawyers through the seller disclosure regime

Starting on August 1, 2025, Queensland will introduce a seller disclosure regime under the Property Law Act 2023.

AML/CTF reform is here, and there is a clear path through it for legal practitioners

As of 1 July, AML/CTF obligations have become an operational reality for thousands of legal practices across Australia. I was pleased to have spoken at The Industry Collective Speaks, which brought together four corporate Tranche 2 professions, and discussed AML/CTF issues that require careful navigation by solicitors.

This is what $22 billion laundered through the Australian economy looks like up close

Yesterday, for the first time, four of Australia’s Tranche 2 professions shared a single forum. Lawyers, conveyancers, accountants and real estate agents, along with AUSTRAC CEO Brendan Thomas and peak industry bodies, sat in the same room and had the conversation that has never happened before: not within a single sector, not at arm’s length through guidance documents, but openly, together, with the hard questions on the table.

A $310K Lesson: Why structural due diligence matters before exchange

When the NSW Supreme Court rescinded a $6.2 million Bronte property sale in May 2026 and ordered a $310,000 deposit refunded over undisclosed planning information, it served as a timely reminder across the industry. While the specific detail belongs to that case, the underlying issue belongs to every practitioner: incomplete information at the point of exchange, and the costly consequences that follow.

Why one of legal technology’s most experienced executives chose InfoTrack Canada for his next chapter

A seasoned legal technology executive who has shaped property and conveyancing markets across two continents, Dennis Barnhart brings his expertise and a clear-eyed view of where the industry is headed to InfoTrack’s Canadian business.

What the federal budget’s Digital ID commitment means for how you verify a client

When Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the 2026-27 Federal Budget on 12 May, the headline numbers dominated the news cycle. But for legal practitioners and conveyancers already preparing for the first day of Tranche 2 AML/CTF obligations, one line item deserved closer attention than it received.

The complete EOFY checklist for property lawyers and conveyancers ahead of 30 June

Every year, the final weeks of June expose the same fault lines in property law firms: matters that sat dormant for months suddenly require immediate exchange, trust account reconciliations compete for the same senior practitioners managing last-minute contract executions, and cyber criminals time their fraud attempts to coincide with the chaos.

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