NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Liristis v Wallville [2001] NSWSC 428 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3318/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 04/04/01, 05/04/01, 06/04/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 May 2001
PARTIES : Liristis Holdings Pty Limited - Plaintiff Wallville Pty Ltd - Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J
COUNSEL : Mr P.J. McEwen SC - Plaintiff Mr R.J. Powell/Mr I. Archbold - Defendant SOLICITORS : Marsdens - Plaintiff Bowring Stone - Defendant CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS - General contractual principles - Termination of contract by common intention - Formation of contract by correspondence - Repudiation - Non-acceptance of repudiation by promisee - Affirmation by promisee - Estoppel not created - LANDLORD AND TENANT - Covenants - Effect of covenants in registered lease before registration of transfer of lease - Termination by landlord for breach of "essential" term of lease - Circumstances where consent to assignment causes landlord to be estopped from relying on lease covenant against assignee - EQUITY - Relief against forfeiture Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 Crown Lands Act 1989 DTR Nominees Pty Ltd v Mona Homes Pty Ltd (1978) 138 CLR 423 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v GR Securities Pty Ltd [1986] ANZ Conv Rep 681 Sinclair Scott & Co Ltd v Naughton (1929) 43 CLR 310 Geebung Investments Pty Ltd v Varga Investments Pty Ltd (1995) 7 BPR 14,551 Australian Broadcasting Commission v XIVth Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Anaconda Nickel Ltd v Tarmoola Australia Pty Ltd [2000] WASCA 27 Johnstone v Milling (1886) 16 QBD 460 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 Karacominakis v Big Country Developments Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 313 CASES CITED : Lewis v Cook [2000] NSWSC 191 Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Shevill v The Builders Licensing Board (1982) 149 CLR 620 Progressive Mailing House Pty Ltd v Tabali Pty Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 17 Tramways Advertising Pty Ltd v Luna Park (NSW) Ltd (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 632 Federal Airports Corporation v Makucha Developments Pty Ltd (1993) 115 ALR 679 Legione v Hateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 Stern v McArthur (1988) 165 CLR 489 Pioneer Quarries (Sydney) Pty Ltd v Permanent Trustee Co of NSW Ltd (1970) 2 BPR 9562 Courtney Creche Pty Ltd v Okko's Fine Art and Custom Framing Pty Ltd (Young J, unreported, 22 June 1995) Cicinare Pty Ltd v Jasco Pty Ltd (1989) 5 BPR 11,139 Tannous v Cipolla (No 2) [2001] NSWSC 296 DECISION : See paragraphs 132 and 133
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