Samy Saad v City of Canterbury [2012] NSWSC 389

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Samy Saad v City of Canterbury [2012] NSWSC 389 Hearing dates: 22.03.12, 23.03.12 Decision date: 27 April 2012 Before: Nicholas J Decision: Pars 56, 57 Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY – easements – imposition of easement by court – right of carriageway – reasonable necessity for easement over community land – whether easement reasonably necessary for effective use or development of landlocked dominant tenement – whether use of dominant tenement will be inconsistent with the public interest – whether servient owner can be adequately compensated – whether all reasonable attempts made to obtain easement – whether any discretionary factors justify refusing relief Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 Local Government Act 1993 Cases Cited: Etwell v Newcastle City Council [2006] NSWSC 1165; (2006) 151 LGERA 64 Marshall v Council of the City of Wollongong [2000] NSWSC 137; (2000) 107 LGERA 73 Rainbowforce Pty Ltd v Skyton Holdings Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 2; (2010) 171 LGERA 286 Stepanoski v Chen [2011] NSWSC 1573 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Samy Saad - plaintiff City of Canterbury - defendant Representation: Counsel: J A Loxton - plaintiff D A Priestley - defendant Solicitors: Gamble Law & Estate Planning - plaintiff Pikes Lawyers - defendant File Number(s): 11/221285