Keys v Salway [2015] NSWSC 613

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Keys v Salway [2015] NSWSC 613 Hearing dates: 11 December 2014, 12 December 2014, 16 February 2015, 17 February 2015, 18 February 2014 (and further written submissions) Date of orders: 22 May 2015 Decision date: 22 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: Judgment for the plaintiffs. Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY – leasehold title – breach of lease – rent due – property damage – rectification of lease – dairy herd – Bovine Johne's Disease – Bovine Johne's Disease regulatory regimes and application to the herd – Standard Definitions and Rules – National Diary BJD Assurance Score Scheme – whether herd achieved unassessed or higher status during term of lease – negotiation of lease – witnesses credibility – damages under clause 20.3 – other damage claims

EVIDENCE – admissibility – s 69 of Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – business records – soil tests as business records Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Stock Diseases Act 1923 (NSW) Cases Cited: ASIC v Rich [2005] NSWSC 417; (2005) 216 ALR 340 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Air New Zealand Ltd (No 1) [2012] FCA 1335 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd [1973] HCA 36; (1973) 129 CLR 99 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [1982] HCA 24; (1982) 149 CLR 337 Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Carlenka Pty Ltd (1995) 41 NSWLR 329 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd [2014] HCA 7; (2014) 251 CLR 640 McGrath v Sturesteps; Sturesteps v HIH Overseas Holdings Ltd (in liq) [2011] NSWCA 315; (2011) 81 NSWLR 690 Newey v Westpac Banking Corporation [2014] NSWCA 319 Ringrow Pty Ltd v BP Australia Ltd (2003) 130 FCR 569 Singh v Singh [2007] NSWSC 1357 State of New South Wales v Mannall [2005] NSWCA 367 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Joe Keys (First Plaintiff) Jennifer Domini Marie Keys (Second Plaintiff) Steven Craig Salway (First Defendant) Donna Sophia Salway (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms J Gatland (Plaintiffs) Ms PM Lane (Defendants)