A Sydney lawyer, his wife and son have stood trial for fraud over an alleged plot to assume ownership of an inner west home, in an unusual case of squatter’s rights meeting the criminal law.
Peter Colquhoun, principal of Rozelle firm Colquhoun & Colquhoun, was charged along with his wife Margaret and son Andrew with dishonestly obtaining the Glebe property by deception.
The rundown property was renovated by Margaret and Andrew after the former owner died, and sold by them in 2022 for $3.67 million.
The trio stood trial this year in the NSW District Court, resulting in Peter being acquitted while Margaret and…
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