Brown v The Stables Perisher Management Pty Ltd (No 3) [2024] NSWSC 720

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Brown v The Stables Perisher Management Pty Ltd (No 3) [2024] NSWSC 720 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 14 June 2024 Decision date: 14 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Bell CJ Decision: 1. Order that the Defendant pay to the First Plaintiff by way of account the sum of $88,336.20 with interest at Court rates from 6 August 2021. 2. Order that the Defendant pay to the Second and Third Plaintiffs by way of account the sum of to $4,406.85 plus interest at Court rates from 20 June 2021. Catchwords: EQUITY – Account – whether obligation to account released by clause contained in a deed of consent to transfer of a sublease – construction of releases. Cases Cited: Ashton v Pratt (2015) 88 NSWLR 281; [2015] NSWCA 12 Benson v Rational Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (2018) 97 NSWLR 798; [2018] NSWCA 111 Brown v The Stables Perisher Management Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 902 Burness v Hill [2019] VSCA 94 Crossman v Sheahan [2016] NSWCA 2000 Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 112; [1954] HCA 23 O'Grady v Northern Queensland Co Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 356; [1990] HCA 16 Protheroe v Protheroe [2023] NSWCA 328 Qantas Airways Ltd v Gubbins (1992) 28 NSWLR 26 R v Khazaal (2012) 246 CLR 601; [2012] HCA 26 Reid v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2022) 109 NSWLR 149; [2022] NSWCA 134 Rinehart v Welker (2012) 95 NSWLR 221; [2012] NSWCA 95 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Karen Brown (First Plaintiff) Jake Brown (Second Plaintiff) Sam Brown (Third Plaintiff) The Stables Perisher Management Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: