Ferella & Anor v Otvosi & Anor [2004] NSWSC 230

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Ferella & Anor v Otvosi & Anor [2004] NSWSC 230 HEARING DATE(S) : 18/03/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Gzell J DECISION : Appeal from Master dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : CONVEYANCING - Relationship of Vendor and Purchaser - Restrictive Covenants - Whether a common building scheme existed - Elements to be established - Whether reduction in mutuality of burden and benefit brought scheme to an end - Whether onus of proof lies on party asserting non-enforceability of the restrictive covenant LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Real Property Act 1900 Kerridge v Foley (1964) 82 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 293 Re Louis and the Conveyancing Act [1971] 1 NSWLR 164 Re Mack and the Conveyancing Act [1975] 2 NSWLR 623 Elliston v Reacher [1908] 2 Ch 374 Reid v Bickerstaff [1909] 2 Ch 305 Sutton v Shoppee (1963) SR (NSW) 853 CASES CITED : Application of Fox (1981) 2 BPR 97111 Re Naish and the Conveyancing Act (1960) 77 WN (NSW) 892 Application of Amory Pty Ltd (1984) NSW ConvR 55-180 Hume v Monro (No 2) (1943) 67 CLR 461 Re Redmond and the Conveyancing Act (1965) 82 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 427 Lawrence v South County Freeholds Ltd [1939] 1 Ch 656 Brunner v Greenslade [1971] 1 Ch 993 Bradbrook and Neave, Easements and Restrictive Covenants in Australia, 2nd ed, Butterworths, Australia Angelo Ferella - First Plaintiff/Appellant PARTIES : Gustavo Ferella Second Plaintiff/Appellant Ervin Lloyd Otvosi - First Defendant/Respondent Keiko Otvosi - Second Defendant/Respondent FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2583/03 COUNSEL : Mr T G R Parker - For the Plaintiff/Appellant Mr J Ayling SC - For the Defendant/Respondent SOLICITORS : Sachs Gerace Lawyers Landerer & Company Solicitors & Attorneys