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SUBSTANCE VERSUS FORM: ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVES ON TITLE FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

THE venerable doctrine of substance over form (hereafter the ‘‘doctrine’’) is well-known in English law. In abstract construction, the doctrine confirms the prevalence of equitable principles of justice and fairness over conflicting provisions of the common law, hence making an important contribution to the smooth operation of the overarching system of law. Equity traditionally looks to the substance, rather than the pedantic form, of a transaction, whereas the common law, in contrast, is generally blind to circumstantial