Sader v Langham [2018] NSWSC 727

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sader v Langham [2018] NSWSC 727 Hearing dates: 30 April 2018; 1 – 2 May 2018 Date of orders: 22 May 2018 Decision date: 22 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Darke J Decision: Statement of Claim dismissed with costs. Catchwords: LAND LAW – easements – adjacent rights of way – construction of easements – whether rights of way permit passing and re-passing using vehicles – substantial interference – whether work performed on right of way amounts to a substantial interference – no substantial interference established – damages – claimed diminution in value of land – expert valuation opinion based on assumptions which lacked evidentiary foundation Cases Cited: Hare v van Brugge (2013) 84 NSWLR 41; [2013] NSWCA 74 Hemmes Hermitage Pty Ltd v Abdurahman (1991) 22 NSWLR 343 Keefe v Amor [1965] 1 QB 334 McCrohan v Harith [2010] NSWCA 67 Powell v Langdon (1944) 45 SR (NSW) 136 Prospect County Council v Cross (1990) 21 NSWLR 601 Sertari Pty Ltd v Nirimba Developments Pty Ltd (2008) NSW Conv. R 56-200; [2007] NSWCA 324 St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Board of Finance v Clark (No 2) [1973] 1 WLR 1572 Treweeke v 36 Wolseley Road Pty Ltd (1973) 128 CLR 274 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd (2007) 233 CLR 528; [2007] HCA 45 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark Anthony Sader (First Plaintiff) Sandra Sader (Second Plaintiff) Angela Louise Langham (First Defendant) Margaret Williamson (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Robertson with Mr M Forgacs (Plaintiffs) Mr M Astill (Defendants)