Heggies Bulkhaul v Global Minerals Australia [2003] NSWSC 851

Reported Decision : 59 NSWLR 312

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Heggies Bulkhaul v Global Minerals Australia [2003] NSWSC 851 HEARING DATE(S) : 10/12/01, 11/12/01, 12/12/01, 13/12/01, 14/12/01, 22/04/02, 24/04/02, 02/05/02, 06/05/02, 25/06/03, 26/06/03, 27/06/03, 01/07/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 September 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Austin J DECISION : Specific performance and declarations granted; cross-claim dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : REAL PROPERTY - leaseholds - when lessor's obligations run with the reversionary estate under s 118 - meaning of reversionary estate - scope of s 118 - relationship of s 118 with indefeasibility rules - whether registered proprieter holds land subject to equitable tenant's interest LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) ss 6, 116, 117, 118, 122, 127 Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) s 40, 42, 53 Alcova Holdings Pty Limited v Pandarlo Pty Ltd (1988) 15 NSWLR 53 Amalgamated Investment & Property Co Ltd v Texas Commerce International Bank Ltd [1982] 1 QB 84 Austotel Pty Ltd v Franklins Selfserve Pty Ltd (1989) 16 NSWLR 582 Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 604 Barnes v City of London Real Property Co [1918] 2 Ch 18 Barry v Heider (1914) 19 CLR 197 Batiste v Lenin [2002] NSWSC 233 Bickford v Parson (1848) 5 CB 920 Bigazzi v Brandigo Pty Ltd (1981) 2 BPR 9341 Blane v Francis [1920] 2 KB 1 6 Breams Property Investment Co Ltd v Stroulger [1948] 2 KB 1 Breskvar v Wall (1971) 126 CLR 376 Burnside Sub-branch RSSILA Inc v Burnside Memorial Bowling Club Inc (1990) 58 SASR 324 Caboche v Ramsay (1993) 1 119 ALR 215 Chaisumdet v Ming On Trading Pty Ltd (1990) NSW ConvR para 55-518 Cole v Kelly [1917] 1 KB 252 Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Con-Stan Industries Pty Ltd v Norwich Winterthur Insurance (Aust) Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 226 Dabbs v Seaman (1925) 36 CLR 538 Davies v Town Properties Investment Corpn Ltd [1903] 1 Ch 797 Dillwyn v Llewelyn (1862) 4 De GF & J 517 Dockrill v Cavanagh (1944) 45 SR(NSW) 78 Eslea Holdings Ltd v Butts (1986) 6 NSWLR 175 Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385 Frazer v Walker [1967] 1 AC 569 Friedman v Barrett [1962] Qd R 498 Fuller v Happy Shopper Markets Ltd [2001] 1 WLR 1681 Gilbert J McCaul (Aust) Pty Ltd v Pitt Club Limited (1959) 59 SR 122 Giumelli v Giumelli (1998) 196 CLR 101 Greer v Kettle [1938] AC 156 CASES CITED : Hayes v Gunbola Pty Ltd (1986) 4 BPR 9247 Heggies Bulkhaul Ltd v Global Minerals Australia Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 410 Hilton Hotels (Aust) Pty Ltd v Sunrise Resources (Aust) Pty Ltd (2000) 9BPR 97,811 Junghenn v Wood (1958) 58 SR(NSW) 327 Kenneth Allison Ltd v AE Limehouse & Co [1992] 2 AC 105 Lee v Ferno Holdings Pty Ltd (1993) 33 NSWLR 404. Leros Proprietary Limited v Terara Proprietary Limited (1992) 174 CLR 407 Loke Yew v Port Swettenham Rubber Co Ltd [1913] AC 491 Mercantile Credits Ltd v The Shell Company of Australia Ltd (1976) 136 CLR 326 Mills v Stokman (1967) 116 CLR 61 Noyes v Klein (1984) 3 BPR 97,178 Ory & Ory v Betamore (1993) 60 SASR 393 Pioneer Quarries (Sydney) Pty Ltd v Permanent Trustee Co of NSW Ltd (1970) 2 BPR 9562 Platt v Ong [1972] VR 197 Plimmer v Wellington Corporation (1984) 9 App Cas 699 Ramsden v Dyson (1866) LR 1 HL 129 Re Hunter's Lease [1942] Ch 124 Republic of India v India Steamship Co Ltd [1998] AC 878 Riches v Hogben [1985] 2 Qd R 292 Rickett v Green [1910] 1 KB 253 Riseda Nominees Pty Ltd v St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Ltd [1998] 2 VR 70 Rye v Purcell [1926] 1KB 446 Silovi Pty Ltd v Barbaro (1988) 13 NSWLR 466 Snowlong Pty Limited v Choe (1991) 23 NSWLR 198 Standen v Christmas (1847) 10 QB 135 Stieper v Deviot Pty Ltd (1977) 2 BPR 9602 Thomson v Cross [1954] VLR 635 Walsh v Lonsdale (1982) 21 Ch D 9 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Limited v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 Wedd v Porter [1916] 2 KB 91 Weg Motors Ltd v Hales [1961] Ch 76 Wykes v Samilk Pty Ltd [1998] Aust Contract R 90-097 PARTIES : Heggies Bulkhaul Limited (P, XD) Global Minerals Australia Pty Limited (D, XC) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2810/01 COUNSEL : A. J. Meagher SC with J. D. Smith (P) D. H. Murr SC with D. P. Robinson (D) SOLICITORS : Pricewaterhouse Coopers Legal (P) Williams Oates Lawyers (D)