J C Williamson Ltd v Lukey and Mulholland: 1931

(High Court of Australia) Dixon J said: ‘Specific performance is inapplicable when the continued supervision of the Court is necessary in order to ensure the fulfilment of the contract.’

Judges:

Dixon J

Citations:

(1931) 45 CLR 282

Links:

Austlii

Cited by:

CitedCo-Operative Insurance Society Ltd v Argyll Stores HL 21-May-1997
The tenants of a unit on a large shopping centre found the business losing money, and closed it in contravention of a ‘keep open’ clause in the lease. They now appealed from a mandatory injunction requiring them to keep the store open.
Held: . .
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Litigation Practice, Commonwealth

Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.247891