GJA Kalra Pty Ltd v Amgade Pty Ltd and Anor [2022] NSWSC 509

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: GJA Kalra Pty Ltd v Amgade Pty Ltd and Anor [2022] NSWSC 509 Hearing dates: 11, 12, 13, 14 April 2022, further written submissions 21 and 22 April 2022 Decision date: 29 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Peden J Decision: (1) Plaintiff's claim is dismissed; (2) Plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs on the ordinary basis as agreed or assessed. (3) Grant leave to approach my Associate within 7 days by email if either party wishes to seek a different costs order. Catchwords: Promissory estoppel — Formal lease agreement —where representations of a rental rebate and replacement of a waste water management system made to first lessee who conveyed them to the assignee/plaintiff — Representations conditional and conditions not met — Reliance by the plaintiff unreasonable due to express lease provisions — No detriment established — No promissory estoppel established Cases Cited: Advance Fitness Corporation v Bondi Diggers Memorial [1999] NSWSC 264 Alamdo Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian Window Furnishings (NSW) Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 224 Black Uhlans Inc v New South Wales Crime Commission [2002] NSWSC 1060 Boyns v Lackey (1958) SR (NSW) 395 Brikom Investments Ltd v Carr [1979] 1 QB 467 Bullhead Pty Ltd v Brickmakers Place Pty Ltd (in liq) [2018] VSCA 316 Fitzgerald v Masters (1956) 95 CLR 420 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 JPQS P/L v Cosmarnan Constructions P/L [2003] NSWCA 66 Kation Pty Ltd v Lamru Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 145 Lamshed v Lamshed (1963) 109 CLR 440 Legione v Hateley (1983) 132 CLR 406 Meehan v Jones (1982) 149 CLR 571 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104 Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Tooheys (1993) 29 NSWLR 641 Todarello Property Investments Pty Ltd v GJA Kalra Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1678 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Zugic v Vesuvius Australia Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 106 Category: Principal judgment Parties: GJA Kalra Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Amgade Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Todarello Property Investments Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Mack and L James (Plaintiff) P Afshar (First and Second Defendants)