Wellington City Council v New Zealand Law Society - [1988] 2 NZLR 614

Property law — Lease — Rectification of lease — Option to purchase — Mistake — Original lease contained covenant to renew lease subject to like covenants being included in new lease — Lease was renewed — New lease contained an option to purchase the freehold which had not been included in original lease — Lessee became aware of option and indicated its intention to exercise same — Whether there was an intention to grant an option to purchase — Whether the inclusion of the option was a common or unilateral mistake — Whether lessee had acquired an indefeasible title to option because the lease had been registered — Whether lease should be rectified — Whether lessor was estopped from claiming right to rectification — Whether lessor was guilty of laches.