As an ongoing service to our clients, we continue to provide monthly updates on Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) retail leasing cases and selected property-related decisions.
Please note that there have been no relevant VCAT retail leasing cases since February 2026.
Below are three recent property-related cases from the courts that may be of interest:
County Court of Victoria
Volk Road 2020 Pty Ltd v Adam White Pty Ltd VCC (13 April 2026) (unreported).
This case involved the termination of a lease where the site was used for storage purposes and was found at trial to be a retail lease. In this case, the tenant (the defendant) was successful in having the action dismissed. Thank you to Sam Hopper for providing this citation.
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Supreme Court of Victoria
1. Q St Kilda Tenancy Pty Ltd v Gurr [2026] VSC 185 (2 April 2026).
This case concerned a tenant seeking to exercise an option to renew a lease despite having failed to remedy historic repair notices. In this case, the tenant was unsuccessful in exercising the option.
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2. Karam Investments Pty Ltd v Close the Loop [2026] VSC 270 (8 May 2026).
This case concerned a landlord’s claim for damages arising from a fire at a recycling centre. The lease was found to be a retail lease, and the tenant successfully defended the claim, as negligence was not established.
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A costs order in favour of the tenant was subsequently made in May 2026, details of which can be found here.
