Do you have an enforceable lease if your landlord is in liquidation?

Key Points

The High Court in Willmott Growers Group1 has upheld a Victorian Court of Appeal decision that a lease can be disclaimed by the liquidator of a landlord. The decision will have very significant implications for tenants including:

Filed under:
Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Lander & Rogers, Landlord, Leasehold estate, Liquidation, Liquidator (law), Victoria Supreme Court
Authors:
Lee Wolveridge , Patrick Joyce
Location:
Australia
Firm:
Lander & Rogers