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Shevill v Builders Licensing Board

[1982] HCA 47; (1982) 149 CLR 620

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1982

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A lessor who re-enters for non-payment of rent cannot recover loss-of-bargain damages unless the lessee repudiated the lease or breached an essential term; a mere covenant to pay rent is not ordinarily an essential term.

Area of Law

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Miller v The Queen [2016] HCA 30; (2016) 259 CLR 380 (Miller v The Queen; Smith v The Queen; Presley v DPP (SA))

Vines v ASIC [2007] NSWCA 75; (2007) 73 NSWLR 451

Ringrow Pty Ltd v BP Australia Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 71; (2005) 224 CLR 656

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