Kent Street v Sydney City Council [2001] NSWSC 268

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Kent Street v Sydney City Council [2001] NSWSC 268 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1659/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 10/04/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 April 2001

Kent Street Pty Limited - Plaintiff The Council of the City of Sydney - First Defendant Griffin Corporation Pty Limited - Second Defendant Olrac Pty Limited - Third Defendant PARTIES : SOAK Pty Ltd - Fourth Defendant Jakren Pty Ltd - Fifth Defendant Votraint No 1271 Pty Limited - Sixth Defendant Marion Clarkson - Seventh Defendant Jean Cooke - Eighth Defendant Metta Commins - Ninth Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

COUNSEL : Mr J.W. Stevenson - Plaintiff Ex parte SOLICITORS : Phillips Fox - Plaintiff CATCHWORDS : Easements - creation by order of the Court - owner of land to be burdened unascertainable - what is "reasonably necessary" to use or development of land to have benefit - Conveyancing Act 1919, s.88K. LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 Tomark Pty Ltd V Bellview Crescent Pty Ltd [1999] NSWCA 347 Tregoyd Gardens Pty Ltd v Jervis (1997) 8 BPR 15,845 CASES CITED : 117 York Street Pty Ltd v Proprietors of Strata Plan 16123 (1998) 43 NSWLR 504 Hanny v Lewis (1998) 9 BPR 16,205 Re Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd (1997) 8 BPR 15,551 Marshall v Council of the City of Wollongong [2000] NSWSC 137 DECISION : Order in the terms in para 1 of the Summons; No order as to costs.