20 Jun 2019
BANBROOK v TAN CHE HOE & SONS (PTE) LIMITED [2019] NZHC 1415
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 1415
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the 23 June 2014 email constituted an electronic signature and manifested an agreement to the partial surrender and extension of the lease; independent acts of part performance (surrendered area, payment of 25% of alteration costs, continued occupation) reinforced enforceability despite absence of a signed deed; the security for costs application was meritless and properly dismissed; on the affidavit evidence there was no tenable defence to the respondent's quantum and summary judgment for $63,467.37 (including interest) plus costs was properly entered; special leave to ap…