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Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Bowen Investments Pty Ltd

(2009) 236 CLR 272
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2009
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A tenant who breaches a covenant not to alter premises without consent is liable for the cost of reinstatement, not merely diminution in value, applying Bellgrove v Eldridge.

Key Principle

reinstatement damages for breach of lease covenant; Bellgrove v Eldridge applied

Area of Law

contract

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