Chauhan v Jaynrees Services Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 969

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Chauhan v Jaynrees Services Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 969

HEARING DATE(S) : 2-4 September 2008 JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 4 September 2008

DECISION : Defendant entitled to have plaintiffs co-operate to amend By-Law 41.

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [129]- Repudiation- Whether acts of liensee amount to repudiation of licence to occupy common property of strata units- Held "No". REAL PROPERTY [450]- Strata title- By-law giving exclusive use of designated common property to owner of lot 3- Lot 3 licensing same to owner of lot 4- Nature of licence- Lot 3 promising to assist in amending by-law- Scope of obligations

LEGISLATION CITED : Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973, ss 20, 21 Strata Schemes Management Act 1996, s 52

Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v Sanpine Pty Ltd (2007) 82 ALJR 345 Lewis & Allenby (1909) Ltd v Pegge [1914] 1 Ch 782 North Shore Gas Company Ltd v Commissioner of Main Roads (1967) 120 CLR 118 North Wind Pty Ltd v Proprietors - Strata Plan 3143 [1981] 2 NSWLR 809 CASES CITED : Owners - Strata Plan 43551 v Walter Construction Group Limited (2004) 62 NSWLR 169 Provident Capital Ltd v Zone Development Pty Ltd (2001) 10 BPR 19,133 Ross T Smyth & Co Ltd v T D Bailey Son & Co [1940] 3 All ER 60 Shevill v Builders Licensing Board (1982) 149 CLR 620 Young v Owners - Strata Plan No 3529 (2001) 54 NSWLR 60

PARTIES : Raman Chauhan and Daxa Chauhan (Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants) Jaynrees Services Pty Limited (Defendant/Cross-Claimant)