NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2000) NSW ConvR 55-939
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Westpac Banking Corporation v Tanzone Pty Limited & Ors [2000] NSWCA 25 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40453/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 February 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 February 2000
PARTIES : Westpac Banking Corporation v Tanzone Pty Limited, Perpetual Trustee Company Limited and Archie Raymond and Mary Ann Raymond. JUDGMENT OF : Priestley JA at 1; Fitzgerald JA at 1; Foster AJA at 1
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT ED 5075/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Windeyer J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
Appellant - R. Macfarlan QC / P. Durack COUNSEL : Respondents - T. Bathurst QC / D. Hammerschlag Cth Attorney General (Intervening) - R. Orr / M. Duncan Appellant - Allen Allen & Hemsley Respondent 1 - Freehill Hollingdale & Page SOLICITORS : Respondent 2 - Heidtman & Co Respondent 3 - Barker Gosling Intervenor - Cth Govt Solicitor CATCHWORDS : Construction of Rent Review clause in commercial lease - whether absurdity rule applies. LEGISLATION CITED : Judiciary Act Trade Practices Act Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1991) 147 CLR 297 Fitzgerald v Masters (1956) 95 CLR 420 CASES CITED: Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society [1998] 1 WLR 896 Mannai Investments Co Pty Ltd v Eagle Star Life Assurance Co Ltd [1997] AC 749 R v Young (1999) 46 NSWLR 681 Watson v Phipps (1985) 60 ALJR 1 DECISION : Appeal allowed.
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