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Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd

[2007] HCA 45; (2007) 233 CLR 528

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year2007

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The scope of a registered easement is construed from the terms appearing on the Torrens register; extrinsic evidence of the parties' subjective intention or surrounding circumstances is inadmissible.

Area of Law

Land & Property

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Black v Garnock [2007] HCA 31; (2007) 230 CLR 438

Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) [1988] HCA 16; (1988) 164 CLR 604

Progressive Mailing House Pty Ltd v Tabali Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 14; (1985) 157 CLR 17

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