NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2006) NSW ConvR 56-132
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Carrathool Hotel P/L v Scutti & 1 Or [2005] NSWSC 401
HEARING DATE(S) : 21-24/03/05
JUDGMENT DATE : 29 April 2005
JUDGMENT OF : White J
DECISION : See paras 67 and 68 of judgment.
CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - Rectification of a lease - Common intention - Mutual mistake - No express covenant by the lessor to effect repairs - Lessee not required by contract to undertake structural works - No implied term that landlord be responsible for repairs - Held that parties intended and agreed that the lessor would be responsible for structural repairs - Construction of rent escalation clause by CPI increases where parties failed to agree on a new rent - Held that "failing agreement" included situation where no offer was made by either party.
LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW)
Duke of Westminster v Guild [1985] 1 QB 688 Barrett v Lounova (1982) Ltd [1989] 1 All ER 351 Carbure Pty Ltd v Brile Pty Ltd [2002] ANZ Conv R 584, [2002] VSC 272 Dowding and Reynolds, The Law of Dilapidations, 3 ed Adami v Lincoln Grange Management Ltd [1998] 1 EGLR 58 Woodfall, Landlord and Tenant, Vol 1 Standard Portland Cement Co Pty Ltd v Good [1982] 2 NSWLR 668 Sipad Holding ddpo v Popovic (1995) 61 FCR 205 Bush v National Australia Bank Ltd (1992) 35 NSWLR 390 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Cluness (1997) 8 BPR 15,467 Muriti v Prendergast [2005] NSWSC 281 Granada Theatres Ltd v Freehold Investment (Leytonstone) Ltd [1959] 1 Ch 592 Dowding and Reynolds, Dilapidations, The Modern Law and Practice, 3 ed CASES CITED : British Anzani (Felixstowe) Ltd v International Marine Management (UK) Ltd [1980] QB 137 Lee-Parker v Izzet [1971] 1 WLR 1688 Connaught Restaurants Ltd v Indoor Leisure Ltd [1994] 1 WLR 501 Batiste v Lenin (2002) 10 BPR 19,441 Batiste v Lenin (2003) 11 BPR 20,403 Citibank Pty Ltd v Simon Fredericks Pty Ltd [1993] 2 VR 168 Debonair Nominees Pty Ltd v J & K Berry Nominees Pty Ltd (2000) 77 SASR 261 Waite, Disrepair and Set-Off of Damages Against Rent: The Implications of British Anzani [1983] Conv 373 Waite, Repairs and Deduction from Rent, The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [1981] 45 Conv (N.S.) 199 Connaught Ltd v Indoor Leisure Ltd [1994] 1 WLR 501 Re Partnership Pacific Securities Ltd [1994] 1 Qd R 410 Grant v NZMC Ltd [1989] 1 NZLR 8 Derham, The Law Relating to Set-Off, 3 ed
We try to embed the page this law was scraped from. If the site blocks framing, you still get the link and a local excerpt.
Last checked with source on —
Checking whether the official page can be embedded…
Plain-English simplify of this law: a short summary, key points, and both sides of the argument. Generated on first view via Replicate, then cached. Vote on what helps your study.
No study brief is cached for this law yet. Sign up to generate a plain-English brief.
Sign up to generate