Mentink v Olsen [2020] NSWCA 182

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mentink v Olsen [2020] NSWCA 182 Hearing dates: 4 May 2020 Date of orders: 21 August 2020 Decision date: 21 August 2020 Before: Meagher and Payne JJA at [1]; Emmett AJA at [47] Decision: 1. The appeal is dismissed. 2. The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: EQUITY — Unconscionable conduct — Special disadvantage — Whether unconscientious advantage taken — Whether gift fair, just and reasonable — Undue influence — Whether findings of primary judge supported by available evidence Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 7.6, 7.11 Cases Cited: Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362; [1956] HCA 81 Bridgewater v Leahy (1998) 194 CLR 457; [1998] HCA 66 Commercial Bank of Australia v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447; [1983] HCA 14 Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 392; [2013] HCA 25 Thorne v Kennedy (2017) 263 CLR 85; [2017] HCA 49 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Karen Howard Mentink (Appellant) John Henry Olsen (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R D Wilson SC with S Chapple (Appellant) M T McCulloch SC with J E Brown (Respondent)

Solicitors: Bedson Legal (Appellant) Oxley Law (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/335449 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Equity – Expedition List Citation: [2019] NSWSC 1299 Date of Decision: 25 October 2019 Before: Sackar J File Number(s): 2019/118366