Clancy & Anor v Salienta Pty Ltd & Ors [2000] NSWCA 248

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Clancy & Anor v Salienta Pty Ltd & Ors [2000] NSWCA 248 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40679/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 16 & 17 December 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 October 2000

PARTIES : Stephen William Clancy - Appellants Salienta Pty Ltd & Ors - Respondents JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Stein JA at 99; Giles JA at 114

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT EQ 2747/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Bryson J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : T G R Parker & S R Burns (Solr) - Appellants I G Harrison SC & A J McInerney - Respondents SOLICITORS : Greaves Wannan & Williams - Appellants Hunt & Hunt - Respondents CATCHWORDS : Proprietary estoppel - Baumgartner equity - Restitution - Relief against forfeiture LEGISLATION CITED : Agricultural Holdings Act 1941 (NSW) Agricultural Tenancies Act 1990 (NSW) Ramsden v Dyson (1866) LR 1 HL 129 Rawson v Hobbs (1961) 107 CLR 466 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 Crabb v Arun District Council [1976] Ch 179 Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Lim v Ang [1992] 1 WLR 113 Beaton v McDevitt (1987) 13 NSWLR 162 Dillwyn v Llewellyn (1862) 4 De GF & J 517 Ward v Kirkland [1967] CH 194 Olsson v Dyson (1969) 120 CLR 365 Cameron v Murdoch (1986) 63 ALR 575 Cadorange Pty Ltd v Tanga Holdings Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 26 Vindin v Vindin [1982] 1 NSWLR 618 Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 Pavey & Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul (1987) 162 CLR 221 Lexane Pty Ltd v Highfern Pty Ltd [1985] 1 Qd R 446 Stern v McArthur (1988) 165 CLR 489 McDonald v Dennys Lascelles Ltd (1933) 48 CLR 457 CASES CITED: Makreth v Marlar (1786) 1 Cox 259 Sandeman v Wilson [1880] 1 NSWR Eq 1 Real Estate Securities Ltd v Kew Golf Links Estate Pty Ltd [1935] VLR 114 PC Developments Pty Ltd v Revell (1991) 22 NSWLR 615 Laird v Pim (1841) 7 M & W 474 Sumpter v Hedges [1989] 1 QB 673 T M Burke Estates Pty Ltd v P J Constructions (Vic) Pty Ltd (in liq) [1991] VR 610 Sunstar Fruit Pty Ltd v Cosmo [1995] 2 Qd R 214 Legione v Hateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 Union Eagle Ltd v Golden Achievement Ltd [1997] AC 514 Nepean District Tennis Association v Penrith City Council (1988) 66 LGRA 440 Scandinavian Trading Tanker Co AB v Flote Petrolera Ecuatoriana [1983] 2 AC 694 Pitt v Curotta (1931) SR (NSW) 477 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1992) 176 CLR 344 Automatic Fire Sprinklers Pty Ltd v Watson (1946) 72 CLR 435 Vadasz v Pioneer Concrete (SA) Pty Ltd (1995) 184 CLR 102 Alati v Kruger (1955) 94 CLR 216 Berry v Mahoney (1933) VLR 314 Carson v Wood (1994) 34 NSWLR 9 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101 DECISION : Appeal upheld in part; Appellant to pay the respondents' costs