Cardno ITC Pty Ltd v 33 York Street Pty Ltd [2013] NSWDC 312

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cardno ITC Pty Ltd v 33 York Street Pty Ltd [2013] NSWDC 312 Hearing dates: 20, 21, 22 November 2013 Decision date: 25 November 2013 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $34,042.68. (2) Cross-claim otherwise dismissed. (3) Reserve the question of costs to allow the parties seven days to file written submissions no longer than three pages as to why some other order than the usual order, namely, that the defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs, should be made. Catchwords: LEASE - late provision of exclusive occupation - abatement of rent - failure to make good - whether lease continued - relinquishment of a right to sue - whether good consideration Cases Cited: Empirnall Holdings Pty Ltd v Machon Paull Partners Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 523 Felthouse v Bindley (1862) 11 CBNS 869; (1862) 142 ER 1037 McDermott v Black (1940) 63 CLR 161 Public Transport Ticketing Corporation v Integrated Transit Solutions Limited [2010] NSWSC 120 Quadrant Constructions Pty Ltd v Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Australia Pty Ltd [2011] VSC 164 Sebastian Builders and Developers Pty Ltd v Floruit Holdings Pty Ltd & Currency Corporation Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 655 State of South Australia & Anor v Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co & Ors [1997] SASC 6129 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Cardno ITC Pty Ltd ACN 084 093 050 (plaintiff/cross-defendant) 33 York Street Pty Ltd ACN 104 386 889 (defendant/cross-claimant) Representation: Mr D Macfarlane (plaintiff/cross-defendant) Mr M W Sneddon with Mr P Kondic (defendant/cross-claimant) Cardno ITC Pty Ltd ACN 084 093 050 in-house lawyer (plaintiff/cross-defendant) Morabito Legal (defendant/cross-claimant) File Number(s): 2012/327680 Publication restriction: None