Richard Van Brugge & Anor v Meryl Lesley Hare & Anor [2011] NSWSC 1364

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Richard Van Brugge & Anor v Meryl Lesley Hare & Anor [2011] NSWSC 1364 Hearing dates: 23 June 2011 Decision date: 04 November 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: The plaintiffs' use of the inclinator is expressly authorised by the terms of the easement. Injunction granted to prevent interference with the plaintiff's' rights to use the easement. Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY - Torrens Title - easement - plaintiffs have benefit of right of way "with or without vehicles" over defendants' steeply sloping land - mechanical inclinator built over the length of the easement - defendants' prevent plaintiffs' using inclinator without the defendant's permission - whether plaintiffs have express or ancillary rights to the use of the inclinator under the terms of the easement. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 28.2 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 88B Cases Cited: Bland & Anor v Levi & Ors (2000) 9 BPR 17,517 Burke v Frasers Lorne Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 988 Butler v Muddle (1995) 6 BPR 13,984 Lyttleton Times Co Ltd v Warners Ltd [1907] AC 476 Owners of Strata Plan 48754 v Anderson & Anor (1999) 9 BPR 17,119; [1999] NSWSC 580 Phoenix Commercial Enterprises Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council [2010] NSWCA 64 Proprietors of Strata Plan No. 9,968 & Anor v Proprietors Strata Plan No. 11,173 [1979] 2 NSWLR 605 Prospect County Council v Cross (1990) 21 NSWLR 601 Sertari Pty Ltd v Nirimba Developments Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 324 Westfield Management Limited v Perpetual Trustee Company Limited (2007) [2007] HCA 45; 233 CLR 528 White v Grand Hotel, Eastbourne Limited [1913] 1 Ch 113 Zenere v Leate (1980) 1 BPR 9300 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff- Richard van Brugge Second Plaintiff- Chiaki van Brugge Defendant- Meryl Lesley Hare Second Defendant- John Hare Representation: Plaintiff:- T. L. Wong Defendant:- V. R. Gray Plaintiffs- Sparke Helmore Lawyers Defendant- JGP Lawyers File Number(s): 2011/113695 Publication restriction: No.