Scarcella v Linknarf Management Services Pty Ltd (In Liq) [2004] NSWSC 1168

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Scarcella v Linknarf Management Services Pty Ltd (In Liq) [2004] NSWSC 1168 HEARING DATE(S) : 13, 14, 21 & 28 September 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 December 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J DECISION : Repudiation of lease accepted by refusal by landlords of access to property by tenant.

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [133] - General contractual principles - Discharge and breach - Repudiation and non performance - Repudiation - Application to leases - What constitutes acceptance of repudiation. Christiansen v Klepac [2001] NSWSC 385 GEC Marconi Systems Pty Ltd v BHP Information Technology Pty Ltd (2003) 128 FCR 1 J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd v Stewart's Cash and Carry Stores (1942) 66 CLR 116 Kammins Ballrooms Co Ltd v Zenith Investments (Torquay) Ltd [1971] AC 850 Leda Commercial Properties Pty Ltd v DHK Retailers Pty Ltd (1992) 111 FLR 81 CASES CITED : Saade v Vergados NSWCA 15 October 1996 unreported Sargent v ASL Developments Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 634 Scarcella v Linknarf Management Services Pty Ltd (in Liq) [2004] NSWSC 360 Shevill v Builders Licensing Board (1982) 149 CLR 620 The Commonwealth of Australia v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Wood Factory Pty Ltd v Kiritos Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 105 J W Carter & D J Harland, Contract Law in Australia (4th ed, 2002) [1945], [1970] Francesco Scarcella (1P & 1XD) Helen Scarcella (2P & 2XD) PARTIES : Rocky Scarcella (3P & 3XD) Linknarf Management Services Pty Ltd (In Liq) (1D & 1XC) Ronald George Davies (2D) Linknarf Limited (In Liq) (2XC) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2235/02 COUNSEL : V R W Gray (Ps & XDs) D B Studdy (Ds & XCs) SOLICITORS : Corporate & Civil Legal (Ps & XDs) Gilbert & Tobin (Ds & XCs)