NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: Caballero International Pty Ltd v Rihani & Anor [2007] NSWDC 149
HEARING DATE(S): 15 May 2007, 16 May 2007, 17 May 2007, 18 May 2007, 21 May 2007, 22 May 2007, 23 May 2007 and 24 May 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 23 July 2007
JURISDICTION: Civil
JUDGMENT OF: Hungerford ADCJ
CATCHWORDS: LANDLORD AND TENANT - Lease - Purported rescission by lessee for lessors' failure to provide premises reasonably fit for occupation as a licensed restaurant - Whether a repudiation - Breach of covenant to pay rent and outgoings - Rights of termination - Re-entry by lessor - Lessors' loss of benefits - Damages for loss
LEGISLATION CITED: Fair Trading Act 1987, ss 42 and 68 Retail Leases Act 1994, s 9
Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd (1991) 174 CLR 64 Futuretronics International Pty Ltd v Gadzhis [1992] 2 VR 217 Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385 CASES CITED: Kennedy v Vercoe (1960) 105 CLR 521 Progressive Mailing House Pty Ltd v Tabali Pty Ltd (1985) 57 ALR 609 Ross T Smyth & Co Ltd v T D Bailey, Son & Co [1940] 3 All ER 60 Trimis v Mina [1999] NSWCA 140
Caballero International Pty Limited - Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant PARTIES: Suleiman Rihani - First Defendnat/First Cross-Claimant Nadia Rihani - Second Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant
FILE NUMBER(S): Matter No 1575 of 2006
COUNSEL: Mr M Rollinson (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant) Mr A F Fernon (Defendants/Cross-Claimants)
SOLICITORS: Ramrakha Jenkins (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant) Gibara & Soubris Lawyers (Defendants/Cross-Claimants)
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