Tamsco Ltd v Franklins Ltd [2001] NSWSC 1205

Reported Decision : (2002) NSW ConvR 56-018

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Tamsco Ltd v Franklins Ltd [2001] NSWSC 1205 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50178/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 13/12/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2001

Tamsco Limited (P1) Metcash Trading Limited (P2) PARTIES : IGA Distribution Pty Limited (P3) Franklins Limited (D1) Franklins Management Services Pty Limited (D2) Sanwick Pty Limited (D3) JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq

D Williams and I Griscti (P) COUNSEL : D Studdy (D1 & 2) P O'Loughlin (D3) Ebsworth & Ebsworth (P) SOLICITORS : Gilbert & Tobin (D1 & 2) Colin Daley Quinn (D3) CATCHWORDS : LANDLORD & TENANT [43]- Covenant not to assign without consent- Effect of lease stating matters of concern on assignment- Whether application for consent must be full and detailed- Relevance of collateral motive of landlord- Shopping centre lease. PROCEDURE [744]- Declarations- Standing of proposed assignee of lease for declaration that consent to assignment unreasonably withheld- Whether declaration of utility. Aussie Airlines Pty Ltd v Australian Airlines Ltd (1996) 139 ALR 663 Barrow v Isaacs & Son [1891] 1 QB 417 Bates v Donaldson [1896] 2 QB 241 Bromley Park Garden Estate Ltd v Moss [1982] 1 WLR 1019 Chalcedony Investments Pty Ltd v Faroud No 9 Pty Ltd (1988) ANZ Conv R 431 Chow v Registrar General (Young J, 24 June 1998) Dufaur v Kenealy (1908) 28 NZLR 269 CASES CITED : Eastern Telegraph Co Ltd v Dent [1899] 1 QB 835 Haberecht v Chapman (1993 ANZ Conv R 277 International Drilling Fluids Ltd v Louisville Investments (Uxbridge) Ltd [1986] Ch 513 Johnco Nominees Pty Ltd v Albury-Wodonga (NSW) Corp [1977] 1 NSWLR 43 Lewis & Allenby (1909) Ltd v Pegge [1914] 1 Ch 782 McMahon v Docker (1945) 62 WN (NSW) 155 Noyes v Klein (1984) 3 BPR 9216 Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Ltd v St Martins Investment Pty Ltd (1979) 144 CLR 596 DECISION : Orders made.