White & Ors. v. Cariste Pty. Ltd. [2004] NSWCA 460

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : White & Ors. v. Cariste Pty. Ltd. [2004] NSWCA 460 HEARING DATE(S) : 16 August 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; Ipp JA at 49; Bryson JA at 50 DECISION : 1. Appeal by Mr. White allowed. 2. Appeal by Mr. and Mrs. Court allowed. 3. Cariste to pay Mr. White and Mr. and Mrs. Court's costs of the appeal, and to have a Suitors' Fund certificate if otherwise eligible. 4. Judgments against Mr. White and Mr. and Mrs. Court below set aside, and in lieu thereof judgments for Mr. White and Mr. and Mrs. Court, and order that Cariste pay Mr. White's and Mr. and Mrs. Court's costs of the proceedings.

CATCHWORDS : LEASE - GUARANTEE - Clause in lease whereby directors of lessee company guarantee performance of "all the terms and conditions hereof" - Whether applicable to tenancy arising in holding over - Whether applicable after change to rent payable following about 18 months of holding over. Ankar Pty. Ltd. v. National Westminster Finance (Aust) Ltd. (1987) 162 CLR 549 Cahn v. Cresdon Pty. Ltd. (1989) 168 CLR 242 Cram v. Bellambi Coal Co. Ltd. (1964) 82 WN(Pt.1)(NSW) 18 Dockrill v. Cavanagh (1944) 45 SR(nsw) 78 CASES CITED : Maggbury Pty. Ltd. v. Hafele Australia Pty. Ltd. (2110) 210 CLR 181 Moore v. Dimond (1929) 43 CLR 105 Savile Settled Estates, In Re, Savile v. Savile [1931] 2 Ch. 210 Suttor v. Gundowdah Pty. Ltd. (1950) 81 CLR 418 Turner v. York Motors Pty. Ltd. (1951) 85 CLR 55 Robert M.S. White - 1st appellant PARTIES : Reginald James Court - 2nd appellant Merrilyn Brookes Court - 3rd appellant FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40871/03 Mr. G. Sirtes for 1st appellant COUNSEL : Mr. J. Miller for 2nd & 3rd appellants Mr. A.S. Martin SC with Mr. G. Colman for respondent Stuart & Mills, Sydney for 1st appellant SOLICITORS : Walls & Rodriguez, Castle Hill for 2nd & 3rd appellants Hunt & Hunt, Eastwood for respondent