EB 9 & 10 Pty Ltd v The Owners SP 934 [2018] NSWSC 464

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: EB 9 & 10 Pty Ltd v The Owners SP 934 [2018] NSWSC 464 Hearing dates: 11 April 2018 Decision date: 12 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Kunc J Decision: Declarations to be made Catchwords: LAND LAW — Strata title — Common property — Whether owners corporation could develop common property in a way which would impede owner's reasonable access to lot used as car space — Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (NSW) s 28 — Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) ss 106 and 153 LAND LAW — Declarations — Utility — Whether sufficiently defined dispute Legislation Cited: Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bondi Beach Astra Retirement Village Pty Ltd v Gora [2010] NSWSC 81 Commonwealth of Australia v BIS Cleanaway Limited [2007] NSWSC 1075 Frankel v Paterson [2015] NSWSC 1307 Lin & Anor v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 50276 [2004] NSWSC 88 McElwaine v The Owners – Strata Plan 75975 [2017] NSWCA 239 Noon v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 22422 [2014] NSWSC 1260 The Owners Strata Plan 50276 v Thoo [2013] NSWCA 270; 17 BPR 33789 The Owners-Strata Plan No 43551 v Walter Construction Group Limited (2004) 62 NSWLR 169; [2004] NSWCA 429 Walsh v Owners Corporation SP No 10349 [2017] NSWCATAP 230 Category: Principal judgment Parties: EB 9 & 10 Pty Limited ACN 140 310 729 (Plaintiff) The Owners — Strata Plan No. 934 (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Dr E Peden (Plaintiff) M R Pesman SC (Defendant)