Australian Unity Retirement Living Management Pty Ltd v Karimbla Properties (No. 10) Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 635

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Australian Unity Retirement Living Management Pty Ltd v Karimbla Properties (No. 10) Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 635 Hearing dates: 2, 3, 4 & 5 July 2018 Date of orders: 31 May 2019 Decision date: 31 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Slattery J Decision: See paragraph [189] Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY – easements – land owned by the fourth plaintiff and land owned by first defendant share a common boundary - a shared driveway runs along the common boundary with each adjoining owner having an easement over the other's land – vehicles and people accessing the first defendant's land are claimed to be causing substantial interference with the easement benefiting the fourth plaintiff and excessive user of the easement benefiting the first defendant – whether substantial interference with the easement benefiting the fourth plaintiff and excessive user of the easement benefiting the first defendant has occurred – if so, what relief is appropriate. Legislation Cited: Local Government Act 1993 Cases Cited: Animal Liberation (Vic) Inc v Gasser [1991] 1 VR 51 Black Uhlans Inc v New South Wales Crime Commission (2002) 12 BPR 22,421 Bulstrode v Lambert [1953] 1 WLR 1064 Burke v Frasers Lorne Pty Limited (2008) 14 BPR 26,111 Carlton and United Breweries (NSW) Pty Ltd v Bond Brewing New South Wales Ltd (1987) 76 ALR 633 Chillingworth v Chambers [1896] 1 Ch 685 Currumbin Investments Pty Ltd v Body Corp Mitchell Park CTS [2012] 2 Qd R 511 Dalgety Wine Estates Proprietary Limited v Rizzon (1979) 141 CLR 552 Forsyth v Blundell (1973) 129 CLR 477 Hanson v Keating (1844) 4 Hare 1 Hare v van Brugge (2013) 84 NSWLR 41 Hargrave v Goldman (1963) 110 CLR 40 Langman v Handover (1929) 43 CLR 334 Laris v Lin (No. 2) (2016) 18 BPR 35,917 Lindsay Petroleum Co v Hurd, Farewell & Kemp (1874) LR5PC 221 Lowe v Kladis (2018) 19 BPR 38,599 Nelson v Nelson (1995) 184 CLR 538 Phoenix Commercial Enterprises Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council [2010] NSWCA 64 Proprietors of Strata Plan No. 9,968 & Anor v Proprietors Strata Plan No. 11,173 [1979] 2 NSWLR 605 Prospect County Council v Cross (1990) 21 NSWLR 601 Sader v Langham [2018] NSWSC 727 Sertari Pty Limited v Nirimba Developments Pty Ltd (2008) NSW ConvR 56-200 Sidhu v Van Dyke (2014) 251 CLR 505 Stefanetto v Forestry Commission of New South Wales [1975] 1 NSWLR 332 Tempe Recreation Reserve Trust v Sydney Water Corporation (2014) 88 NSWLR 449 Tidd v Lister (1852) 10 Hare 140 Treweeke v 36 Wolseley Road Pty Ltd (1973) 128 CLR 274 Trewin v Felton (2007) 13 BPR 24,579 Turner v General Motors (Aust) Pty Ltd (1929) 42 CLR 352 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd (2007) 233 CLR 528 Zenere v Leate (1980) 1 BPR 97,029 Category: Principal judgment Parties: First plaintiff: Australian Unity Retirement Living Management Pty Ltd (ACN 003 434 115) Second plaintiff: Lifestyle Manor Bondi Pty Ltd (ACN 107 908 234) Third plaintiff: Lifestyle Manor Anglesea Pty Ltd (ACN 114 898 181) Fourth plaintiff: Australian Unity Aurora Pty Ltd (ACN 615 512 886)