Question 2 Jean is a lawyer and Betty is her client. Jean introduces Betty to her son Peter who wants to buy Bettys house in Bondi overlooking the beach. Peter is aware from his mother that Betty is an elderly lady who only has a primary school education and, from time to time, drinks excessively.

Peter visits Betty and encourages her to sign a contract to sell the Bondi property to him for a sum of $500,000.00 (The market value at the time is $950,000.00).

During his visit, Peter explains to Betty that he is Jeans son and several times speaks about the friendship between Jean and Betty which has extended some 35 years. Betty enjoys these stories and also remembers how she used to babysit Peter as a child. She especially appreciates the bottle of Bundaberg rum that Peter brought her as a gift because it is her favourite drink. Betty happily agreed to the sale after drinking three glasses of rum with Peter.

Betty is concerned because she now realises that she does not want to leave the Bondi area and seeks your advice as to whether she can do anything about the sale of her property to Peter.

Advise Betty.