Darlington No. 1 Pty Ltd v White Label Hospitality Group Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1301

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Darlington No. 1 Pty Ltd v White Label Hospitality Group Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1301 Hearing dates: 16-17 July 2020 Date of orders: 8 October 2020 Decision date: 08 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Fagan J Decision: Judgment for the plaintiff against the first and third defendants for $312,461 and interest from 1 January 2019 up to judgment at the rate prescribed. Catchwords: LANDLORD AND TENANT – retail and commercial tenancies – recovery of unpaid rent – whether plaintiff complied with Retail Leases Act 1994 – whether plaintiff mitigated loss – assessment of damages – judgment for plaintiff Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corp Ltd (1987) 9 NSWLR 310 Buchanan v Byrnes (1906) 3 CLR 704; [1906] HCA 21 Gigi Entertainment Pty Ltd v Schmidt [2013] NSWCA 287 Gumland Property Holdings Pty Limited v Duffy Bros Fruit Market (Campbelltown) Pty Limited [2008] HCA 10 Johnson v Perez (1988) 166 CLR 351; [1988] HCA 64 Lamson Store Service Co Ltd v Russell Wilkins & Sons Ltd (1906) 4 CLR. 672; [1906] HCA 87 Luxer Holdings Pty Ltd v Glentham Pty Ltd [2007] WASCA 209 March v E & MH Stramare (1991) 171 CLR 506 Nangus Pty Ltd v Charles Donovan Pty Ltd [1989] VR 184 Progressive Mailing House Pty Ltd v Tabali Pty Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 17; [1985] HCA 14 West v AGC (Advances) Ltd (1986) 5 NSWLR 610 Willis v The Commonwealth (1946) 73 CLR 105; [1946] HCA 22 Texts Cited: JD Heydon, Heydon on Contract (2019, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Darlington No 1 Pty Ltd (plaintiff) White Label Hospitality Group Pty Ltd (first defendant) Christopher White (second defendant) Christopher Duff (third defendant) Representation: Counsel: GA Moore (plaintiff) A Blank (first and third defendants)