From David Michaels at MercoPress
Russian billionaire looses 53 million USD deposit on villa purchase
(Looses?)
The moral to this story of course being;
In the event that the deposit is forfeited, we agree that That Lying, Greedy, No Good Broker, That Didn't Do Jack Shit On This Deal Anyway, Inc. shall retain one half ( ½ ) of the deposit, but not in an amount in excess of the full commission, as full payment for services rendered.
I believe that's how it's done.