Yangdo Pty Limited v Equiti Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDC 277

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Yangdo Pty Limited v Equiti Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDC 277 Hearing dates: 30 August 2017, 14 September 2017 Date of orders: 12 October 2017 Decision date: 12 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the defendant. (2) The Statement of Claim is dismissed. (3) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed; (4) Leave is granted to the parties to apply to vary the order referred to in (3) above. (5) Exhibits to be returned after 28 days. Catchwords: Leases – whether defendant sub-lessee owed money to plaintiff sub-lessor for unpaid rent/outgoings – whether parties entered into new agreement for lease – applicable Masters v Cameron category – relevance of post-contractual conduct Legislation Cited: Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v GR Securities Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 Blackburn Developments (No 19) Pty Ltd v Downs (1974) 2 VPR 97,089 Brambles v Bathurst City Council (2001) 53 NSWLR 153 Commonwealth of Australia v Crothall Hospital Services (Aust) Ltd (1981) 36 ALR 567 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640 Empirnall Holdings Pty Ltd v Machon Paull Partners (1988) 14 NSWLR 523 Feldman v G&M Australia Ltd [2017] NSWCA 107 Kassabian v Lagonicos [1993] NSW Conveyancing Reports 55-690 Kastro Pty Ltd v ABD Holdings Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1291 Landsmiths v Hall [1999] NSWSC 735 Leitz Leeholm Stud Pty Ltd v Robinson [1977] 2 NSWLR 544 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Diab [2015] NSWCA 133 Wayne Edward John Streat v Fantastic Holdings Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1097 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Yangdo Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Equiti Group Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Marshall SC and T Fishburn (Plaintiff) M Ashhurst SC and L D Corbett (Defendant)