CEEDIVE PTY LTD v MAY, TIMMS, McFADDEN & MUDWAY [2005] NSWSC 222

New South Wales Supreme Court

CEEDIVE PTY LTD v MAY, TIMMS, McFADDEN & MUDWAY [2005] NSWSC 222 CITATION : This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S) : 3 - 6, 9 - 13 February 2004; 17 - 19 May 2004

JUDGMENT DATE : 18 March 2005

JUDGMENT OF : Levine J

DECISION : Direct the plaintiff to bring in Short Minutes of Orders in each action conformable with these reasons, encompassing the entry of judgment for possession, the issue of a writ of possession, the entry of a judgment for a sum for arrears of rent, any order as to an enquiry as to, or judgment for quantified, mesne profits, costs, including any special order for costs in relation to the late service of an affidavit by Mr Edds, and dismissal of the cross-claim; Order the return of the exhibits.

CATCHWORDS : Possession of land - miners' cottages - Pottery Estate Lithgow NSW - ground leases - nature of tenancies - Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948

Contracts Review Act 1980 Conveyancing Act 1919 LEGISLATION CITED : Landlord and Tenant Act 1899 Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948 Real Property Act 1900

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