Hare v van Brugge [2013] NSWCA 74

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hare v van Brugge [2013] NSWCA 74 Hearing dates: 26 March 2013 Decision date: 16 April 2013 Before: Macfarlan JA (at [1]); Barrett JA (at [2]); Tobias AJA (at [38]) Decision: 1. Order (2) made in the Equity Division on 20 December 2011 is varied by omitting the words "including by disconnecting the supply of electricity to the Inclinator". 2. The Annexure "A" to the orders made in the Equity Division on 20 December 2011 is varied by adding to paragraph (9) thereof, immediately after the word "Defendants" where first appearing, the words "will allow all electricity required for the operation of the Inclinator to be drawn from their domestic supply connection and". 3. Appeal otherwise dismissed. 4. That the appellants pay the respondents' costs of the appeal. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY - easements - particular easements and rights - right of carriageway - where an electrically driven inclinator system forms part of the servient tenement - where the inclinator system is a fixture - whether the right to pass and repass created by the easement includes a right to use the inclinator - REAL PROPERTY - easements - other matters - easement affecting Torrens system land - extent to which matters outside the register may be taken into account in construing the easement terms Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919, s 88K Cases Cited: Carter v Cole [2006] EWCA (Civ) 398; [2006] All ER (D) 139 (Apr) Currumbin Investments Pty Ltd v Body Corp Mitchell Park Parkwood CTS [2012] QCA 9; [2012] 2 Qd R 511 Duncan v Louch (1845) 6 QB 904 Jones v Pritchard [1908] 1 Ch 630 Liford's Case (1614) 11 Co Rep 46b, 52a; 77 ER 1206 Pomfret v Ricroft (1669) 1 Saund 321; 85 ER 454 Sertari Pty Ltd v Nirimba Developments Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 324; (2008) NSW ConvR 56-200 Taylor v Whitehead (1781) 2 Dougl 745; 99 ER 475 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [2007] HCA 45; (2007) 233 CLR 528 Zenere v Leate (1980) 1 BPR 9300 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Meryl Leslie Hare and John Hare - Appellants Richard van Brugge and Chiaki van Brugge - Respondents Representation: Mr V R W Gray - Appellants Mr R A Dick SC/Ms T L Wong - Respondents JGP Lawyers - Appellants Sparke Helmore - Respondents File Number(s): 2012/16346 Decision under appeal Before: Slattery J File Number(s): 2011/113695