NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 57 ACSR 511
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Re Linknarf Management Services; Scarcella & Ors v Davies [2006] NSWSC 497
HEARING DATE(S) : 10 March 2006
JUDGMENT DATE : 26 May 2006
JURISDICTION : Equity
JUDGMENT OF : Austin J
DECISION : See under heading "Conclusions"
CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - winding up - appeal against liquidator's decision to reject proof of debt - lessee repudiates lease by non-payment of rent - lessor sues for rent on basis that lease remains on foot - court enters judgment for lessor for rent up to termination of lease by lessor's acceptance of lessee's repudiation - lessor then proves in lessee's liquidation for damages for loss of rent from date of termination of lease to date of expiration of term of lease - whether lessor's proof of debt prevented by Anshun estoppel or on grounds of abuse of process
LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 1321
Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Boles v Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 666 Brisbane City Council v Attorney-General (Q) [1979] AC 411 Buchanan v Byrnes (1906) 3 CLR 704 Gibbs v Cruikshank (1873) LR 8 CP 454 Greenhalgh v Mallard [1947] 2 All ER 255 Haines v Australian Broadcasting Commission (1995) 43 NSWLR 404 Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 100 Jones v Carter (1846) 15 M & W 718 CASES CITED : Lamson Store Service Co Ltd v Russell Wilkins & Sons Ltd (1906) 4 CLR 672 Mahesan v Malaysia Housing Society [1979] AC 374 New York Life Insurance Co v Viglas (1936) 297 US 672 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Progressive Mailing House Pty Ltd v Tabali Pty Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 17 Rippon v Chilton Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 198 Scarcella v Linknarf Management Services Pty Ltd (in liq) [2004] NSWSC 360 Scarcella v Linknarf Management Services Pty Ltd (in liq) [2004] NSWSC 1168 Sea Culture International Pty Ltd v Scoles (1991) 32 FCR 275 United Australia Ltd v Barclays Bank Ltd [1941] AC 1 Yat Tung Investment Co Ltd v Dao Heng Bank Ltd [1975] AC 581
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