Gnych v Polish Club Limited (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1452

Gnych v Polish Club Limited (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1452

The plaintiffs' evidence about the Mirror Room was accepted because it was consistent with the term sheet accepted by the club, which provided for use of the small hall area adjacent to the restaurant on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was therefore a term of the licence that the plaintiffs were entitled to use the Mirror Room on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during normal restaurant opening hours and for functions. A stay pending appeal was not warranted because, although the defendant had reasonable prospects of success, its evidence of insolvency risk and inability to obtain funds was insufficient, and both parties faced hardship while the plaintiffs had already succeeded before the Court.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
30 September 2013
Procedural Posture
Procedural and Other Rulings; Equity Division Proceeding Concerning Real Property and Practice and Procedure / Determination of the Precise Terms of Orders Following Judgment and Whether Orders Should Be Stayed Pending an Appeal
Outcome
Plaintiffs' proposed orders concerning the Mirror Room licence accepted; stay pending appeal refused.
Legal Topics
['terms of Licence Agreement' 'specific Performance' 'injunction' 'stay Pending Appeal' 'exclusive Possession']
['real Property' 'practice and Procedure' 'equity'] ['terms of Licence Agreement' 'specific Performance' 'injunction' 'stay Pending Appeal' 'exclusive Possession']

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Procedural Posture

Procedural and Other Rulings; Equity Division Proceeding Concerning Real Property and Practice and Procedure / Determination of the Precise Terms of Orders Following Judgment and Whether Orders Should Be Stayed Pending an Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['What terms should be included in the orders giving effect to the agreement to licence the Mirror Room.' 'Whether the orders should be stayed pending an appeal.']

Ratio Decidendi

The plaintiffs' evidence about the Mirror Room was accepted because it was consistent with the term sheet accepted by the club, which provided for use of the small hall area adjacent to the restaurant on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was therefore a term of the licence that the plaintiffs were entitled to use the Mirror Room on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during normal restaurant opening hours and for functions. A stay pending appeal was not warranted because, although the defendant had reasonable prospects of success, its evidence of insolvency risk and inability to obtain funds was insufficient, and both parties faced hardship while the plaintiffs had already succeeded before the Court.

Court Disposition

Plaintiffs' proposed orders concerning the Mirror Room licence accepted; stay pending appeal refused.

Orders

  • ['The plaintiffs were entitled to use the Mirror Room on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the normal opening hours of the restaurant and for the purpose of functions.' 'The orders proposed by the plaintiffs were found to give effect to the licence agreement.' "The defendant's application for a stay pending appeal...