Kymbo Pty Ltd v Paxton Management Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 792

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Kymbo Pty Ltd v Paxton Management Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 792 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3509/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 18/07/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 July 2001

PARTIES : Kymbo Pty Limited (P) Paxton Management Pty Limited (D) JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq

COUNSEL : D H Murr SC (P) R Horsley (D) SOLICITORS : Robert Napoli & Co (P) Taylor & Scott (D) CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [6]- Uncertain promises- Lease- Badly drawn document- Rental uncertain in document- Tenant in possession for two years- Parties agreed on rent- Contract enforceable. EQUITY [405]- Specific performance- Uncertainty- Ascertainment of rent for renewed lease- How far may court supply deficiency- Ancient doctrine of part performance. LANDLORD & TENANT [39]- Covenant for renewal- Uncertainty as to rent- Whether enforceable. Adams v Broke (1842) 1 Y & CCC 627; 62 ER 1046 Beaton v McDivitt (1985) 13 NSWLR 134 Beattie v Fine [1925] VLR 363 Biotechnology Australia Pty Ltd v Pace (1988) 15 NSWLR 130 Bradford v Zahra [1977] Qd R 24 Council of Upper Hunter County District (The) v Australian Chilling and Freezing Co Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 429 Gregory v Mighell (1811) 18 Ves Jun 328; 34 ER 341 Hall v Busst (1960) 104 CLR 206 Hardcastle v Shafto (1791) 1 ANST 184; 145 ER 839 Hobbs v Norton (1682) 1 Vern 136; 23 ER 370 Langton v Byngham (1433) unreported CASES CITED : Macaulay v Greater Paramount Theatres Ltd (1921) 22 SR 66 Normanby v Devonshire (1697) 2 Freeman 216; 22 ER 1169 Olsson v Dyson (1969) 120 CLR 365 Price v Strange [1978] Ch 337 Ramsden v Dyson (1866) LR 1 HL 129 Randazzo v Goulding [1968] Qd R 433 Shardlow v Cotterell (1881) 20 Ch D 90 Smith v Gale [1974] 1 WLR 9; [1974] 1 All ER 401 Trade Practices Commission v Tooth & Co (1978) 19 ALR 191 (on appeal (1979) 142 CLR 397)) Trustees of the National Deposit Friendly Society v Beatties of London Ltd [1985] 2 EGLR 59 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 Zucchiatti v Ferrara (1976) 1 BPR 9199 DECISION : See para 54.