Valentino Franchise Pty Ltd (ACN 114 469 662) v Brookfield Multiplex WS Retail Landowner Pty Ltd (ACN 109 033 794) (RLD) [2012] NSWADTAP 22

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Valentino Franchise Pty Ltd (ACN 114 469 662) v Brookfield Multiplex WS Retail Landowner Pty Ltd (ACN 109 033 794) (RLD) [2012] NSWADTAP 22 Hearing dates: 27 March 2012 Decision date: 21 June 2012 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel - Internal Before: M Chesterman, Deputy President D Bluth, Judicial Member J Butlin, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. The appeal is dismissed. 2. (a) The following directions apply to both the costs of the first instance proceedings in file 095135 and the costs of these appeal proceedings. (b) There will be no order for costs unless a party files and serves an application for costs, with supporting submissions, within 21 days of the date of this decision. (c) In such event, the opposing party is to file and serve submissions in response within a further 21 days. (d) Any question of costs so raised will then be determined 'on the papers' under section 76 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997, unless the Appeal Panel decides that a further hearing is required. Catchwords: Retail lease - appeal - whether liability for rent reduced by setting off amounts claimed for damages or by abatement on account of damage to premises Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Retail Leases Act 1994 Cases Cited: Batiste v Lenin [2002] NSWCA 316 Batiste v Lenin [2002] NSWSC 233 Brookfield Multiplex WS Retail Landowner (ACN 109 033 794) and AWPF Management No 2 Pty Ltd (ACN 135 365 365) v Valentino Franchise Pty Ltd (ACN 114 469 662) [2011] NSWADT 184 Connaught Restaurants Ltd v Indoor Leisure Ltd [1994] 4 All ER 834 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 1; [2002] NSWSC 432 Graham v Sutton, Carden & Co [1897] 2 Ch 367 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1203 Norman: Re Forest Enterprises v FEA Plantation Ltd (2011) 280 ALR 470; [2011] FCAFC 99 O'Neill v Henry (No 2) (Costs) (RLD) [2010] NSWADTAP 54 Sarip Investment Pty Ltd v Uno Uno Pty Ltd [2004] NSWADT 27 Spuds Surf Chatswood Pty Ltd v PT Ltd [2007] NSWADT 130 Valentino Franchise Pty Ltd (ACN 114 469 662) v Brookfield Multiplex WS Retail Landowner (ACN 109 033 794) and AWPF Management No 2 Pty Ltd (ACN 135 365 365) [2011] NSWADT 143 Texts Cited: Ritchie, Uniform Civil Procedure (NSW) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Valentino Franchise Pty Ltd (ACN 114 469 662) (Appellant) Brookfield Multiplex WS Retail Landowner Pty Ltd (ACN 109 033 794) (First Respondent) AWPF Management No 2 Pty Ltd (ACN 135 365 365) (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel J Hynes and A Cheshire (Respondents) C Kelly (Agent - Appellant) Minter Ellison Lawyers and HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (Respondents) File Number(s): 119043 Decision under appeal Citation: Valentino Franchise Pty Ltd (ACN 114 469 662) v Brookfield Multiplex WS Retail Landowner (ACN 109 033 794) and AWPF Management No 2 Pty Ltd (ACN 135 365 365) [2011] NSWADT 143 Brookfield Multiplex WS Retail Landowner (ACN 109 033 794) and AWPF Management No 2 Pty Ltd (ACN 135 365 365) v Valentino Franchise Pty Ltd (ACN 114 469 662) [2011] NSWADT 184 Before: Retail Leases Division File Number(s): 085095, 095135