Capitol Theatre Management & Ors v Council of the City of Sydney & Ors [2005] NSWSC 5

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Capitol Theatre Management & Ors v Council of the City of Sydney & Ors [2005] NSWSC 5

HEARING DATE(S) : 13 December 2004

JUDGMENT DATE : 4 February 2005

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1

DECISION : See paras [71] and [72] of judgment

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - whether objective intention to contract - whether "last right of refusal" subject to contract - whether right void for uncertainty - agreement for lease - nature of deemed assignment on change in "beneficial control" of lessee

LEGISLATION CITED : Real Property Act 1900

Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Sinclair, Scott & Co v Naughton (1929) 43 CLR 310 Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v G R Securities Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 G R Securities Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 631 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v XIVth Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council (2001) 53 NSWLR 153 Council of the Upper Hunter County District v Australian Chilling & Freezing Co Ltd (1967) 118 CLR 429 CASES CITED : Hillas & Co Limited v Arcos [1932] 147 LT 503 Thorby v Goldberg (1964) 112 CLR 597 Pagnan SpA v Feed Products Ltd [1987] 2 Lloyd's Rep 601 Meehan v Jones (1982) 149 CLR 571 Fletcher Challenge Energy Ltd v Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Ltd [2002] 2 NZLR 433 Coal Cliff Collieries Pty Ltd v Sijehama Pty Ltd (1991) 24 NSWLR 1 ACI Operations Ltd v Berri Ltd [2004] VSC 219 Mackay v Wilson (1947) 47 SR (NSW) 315