NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Geltch v MacDonald & Anor [2007] NSWSC 239
HEARING DATE(S) : 16/03/07
JUDGMENT DATE : 20 March 2007
JUDGMENT OF : Gzell J
DECISION : Defendants restrained from terminating lease, partnership agreement and allied agreements until further order.
CATCHWORDS : LIQUOR LAW - Licensing - Poker Machine Entitlements - Property of partnership between plaintiff and defendants - Defendants lessors and partnership lessee of hotel - Whether defendants in breach of fiduciary duty of good faith in giving notice of intention to terminate the partnership and notice terminating the lease - Whether partnership prevented from dealing with the poker machine entitlements under terms in the lease and partnership agreement - Whether plaintiff should be confined to damages - Whether hardship and balance of convenience favour injunctive relief
LEGISLATION CITED : Gaming Machines Act 2001
Chan v Zacharia (1983-1984) 154 CLR 178 Brenner v Rose (1973) 1 WLR 443 Murray & anor v Tovock Enterprises Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 377 CASES CITED : Helmore v Smith (1886) 35 Ch D 436 Jabetin Pty Ltd v Liquor Administration Board (2005) 63 NSWLR 602 Masters v Garcia (2005) 65 NSWLR 92 Masters v Garcia (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 15 Evans Marshall & Co v Bertola SA (1973) 1 WLR 349
Ian David Geltch - Plaintiff PARTIES : Rodney Peter MacDonald - First Defendant Doreen Elizabeth MacDonald - Second Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1887/07
COUNSEL : Mr A Hatzis - Plaintiff Mr A Scotting - Defendant
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