Taita Hotel Limited and Another v Spelman - [1963] NZLR 206

Landlord and Tenant — Assignment — Lease assigned with consent of lessor — Application for consent to re-assignment to original lessee refused — Whether refusal arbitrary or unreasonable — Principles to be applied

Landlord and Tenant — Lease — Right of renewal — Exercisable only if lessee still the lessee of the premises — Term "lessee" defined as including assigns — Lease assigned with consent of lessor — Whether right of renewal exercisable by assignee — Lease re-assigned to original lessee — Whether "still" the lessee of the premises — Meaning of "still" — Whether lessor's refusal to consent to such re-assignment arbitrary or unreasonable.