Tran v Guan [2022] NSWDC 233

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tran v Guan [2022] NSWDC 233 Hearing dates: 18, 23 March 2021, 11, 12, 13, 14 April; 17 and 18 May 2022 Date of orders: 23 May 2022 Decision date: 23 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: 1. Proceedings in respect of the 10 undisputed items dismissed. 2. Plaintiffs to pay the defendants' disbursements in maintaining the defence, such disbursements not to include any time-based costs and not to disturb any existing costs orders. 3. List the matter for further directions. Catchwords: LEASES AND TENANCIES – failure to pay rent – termination – whether goods abandoned or forfeited - fixtures Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919, s 129 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 36.16 Cases Cited: BP Refinery (Westernport) (1977) 180 CLR 266 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 377 Collier v Howard (Supreme Court (NSW), McLelland CJ in Eq, 23 April 1996, unrep) Greek Macedonian Club Limited v Pan Macedonian Greek Brotherhood NSW Limited [2007] NSWSC 92 Palermo Seafoods Pty Ltd v Lunapas Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1323 Pioneer Quarries (Sydney) Pty Ltd Permanent Trustee Co of NSW Ltd (1970) 2 BPR 9562 PL Town Hall Pty Ltd v The Trust Company Ltd [2021] NSWSC 391 Preston v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2011] NSWCA 40 Progressive Mailing House Pty Ltd v Tabali Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 14, (1985) 157 CLR 17 Rava v Logan Wines & Anor [2007] NSWCA 62 Rural Press Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) (2002) 193 ALR 399 Shevill v Builders Licensing Board (1982) 149 CLR 620 Texts Cited: Adrian J Bradbrook and C E Croft, Commercial Tenancy Law (4th ed, 2018, LexisNexis Butterworths). Category: Principal judgment Parties: Victor Toan Tran (first plaintiff) Tamvic Pty Ltd (second plaintiff) Binghua Guan (first defendant) Guixing Jian (second defendant) Walter Yaolong Guan (third defendant) Perennial Growth Pty Ltd (ACN 166 554 721) (fourth defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Drew (plaintiffs)