NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : BATISTE & ORS v LENIN [2002] NSWCA 316 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40335/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 September 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 September 2002
Donna Batiste - First Appellant PARTIES : Hazaran Pty Ltd - Second Appellant Chrystalis Holdings Pty Ltd - Third Appellant Michael Petrovic Lenin - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Giles JA at 75; Santow JA at 76
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT 3548/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Bryson J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : L J Aitken/J M Baxter - Appellants M Walton SC/A S Bell/D Villa - Respondent SOLICITORS : Horowitz Bilinski - Appellants Phillips Fox - Respondent CATCHWORDS : LEASES - construction of terms of lease - arrears of rent - failure to satisfy covenants/ conditions of lease - "rent free period" - obligation to restore and repair - relief against forfeiture - repudiation of lease - Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s129 - set-off - recoupment - right of re-entry - amendment of statement of claim - application to add further ground of appeal LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337 British Anzani (Felixstowe) Ltd v International Marine Management (UK) Ltd [1980] 1 QB 137 Lee-Parker v Izzet [1971] 1 WLR 1688 The Progressive Mailing House Pty Ltd v Tabali Pty Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 17 Shevill v The Builders Licensing Board (1982) 149 CLR 620 Ross T Smyth & Co Ltd v T D Bailey, Son & Co [1940] 3 All ER 60 Carr v J A Berriman Pty Ltd (1953) 89 CLR 327 Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd [1962] 2 QB 26 CASES CITED: Shiloh Spinners Ltd v Harding [1973] AC 691 Pioneer Quarries (Sydney) Pty Ltd v Permanent Trustee Co of NSW Ltd (1970) 2 BPR 97145 Gill v Lewis [1956] 2 QB 1 Langley v Foster (1909) 10 SR (NSW) 54 Greville v Parker [1910] AC 335 Hayes v Gunbola Pty Ltd (1986) 4 BPR 97263 Dalla Costa v Beydoun (1990) 5 BPR 11379 Tutita Pty Ltd v Ryleaco Pty Ltd (1989) 4 BPR 97311 Jacob v Down [1900] 2 Ch 156 Stephens v Junior Army and Navy Stores, Ltd [1914] 2 Ch 516 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs
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