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Land Law: Caveat Extensions in NSW Supreme Court
Case No.
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⚖️ What tends to weigh in cases like this
✅ Tends to be accepted
- The court found it seriously arguable that the Deed of Family Arrangement showed the parties' common intention for how the land would be held.
- The court accepted that the claimants' proprietary claim to the land had or might have substance.
- Not extending the caveat would certainly end the claimants' proprietary claim, which the court found had substance.
- The court accepted that the claimants had a historical, familial, and emotional attachment to the land.
- The court accepted that the farming properties were designed and improved to maximize efficiencies due to their proximity.
- The court found that the potential loss from extending the caveat was less certain than the loss of the claimants' proprietary claim.
- The court was satisfied that an undertaking as to damages from the claimants would be valuable.
- The court accepted that the proposed security of $500,000 over the claimants' properties was acceptable in the first instance.
❌ Tends to be rejected
- The court found the argument that the current sale price would be lost forever to be speculative without evidence.
- The court rejected the argument that the potential loss on an undertaking could be simply calculated by interest on sale proceeds.
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❓ Frequently asked questions
What was the dispute about?
The dispute was about extending caveats over land in a farming family's succession planning.
Was the decision for or against the person who brought the case?
The decision was for the person who brought the case.
What evidence or documents mattered?
The judgment does not specify the exact evidence or documents that mattered.
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