The lender sought possession of the borrower’s commercial property. The property was occupied by four companies who were the four defendants in the proceedings, and claimed to be tenants under the borrower. The borrower and the occupants are all controlled by the same person. In breach of the terms of the mortgage, the borrower did …
The lender obtained money judgment against the owner of a property and then sued for possession. The owner’s son, occupying the property pursuant to a 20 year lease, sought to be joined on the basis of having purchased the property from the owner, his mother. The money owing by the mother for alleged building works …
The borrower claimed the court had no jurisdiction over her because she had declared independence from Australia for her properties naming it the Principality of Snake Hill and applying to the UN to be recognised as a country. The trial judge was unconvinced by this argument and granted possession to the bank. The founding mother …
This case involved a dispute over the terms of a lease between a landlord and tenant. The mortgagee of the land, Kingsway, argued that it would be affected by the findings made in relation to the terms of the lease. Accordingly, it sought to be joined to the proceedings so it could be heard. Kingsway …
