W E Wagener Ltd v Photo Engravers Ltd - [1984] 1 NZLR 412

Landlord and tenant — Lease — Assignment — Lease required assignee and Photo Engravers (the assignor) to enter into a direct covenant with lessor to be responsible for payment of the rent and the observance of the conditions of "this lease" - Lease provided for 20 year term with rights of renewal for a maximum of 15 years — Whether "this lease" extended not only to the unexpired term of the lease but also to renewals of the lease — Whether landlord's consent to an assignment had been unreasonably withheld — Discussion of whether the requirement of a covenant by assignor was invalidated by s 110(1) of the Property Law Act 1952.