McNamee v Martin as Financial Manager for John Boden McNamee [2021] NSWSC 568

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McNamee v Martin as Financial Manager for John Boden McNamee [2021] NSWSC 568 Hearing dates: 11 May 2021 Date of orders: 11 May 2021 Decision date: 20 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras [65], [68], [70] Catchwords: PERSONAL PROPERTY — Co-ownership — Joint tenancy — Severance — whether unilateral severance of a joint tenancy by alienation to oneself is effective in relation to chose in action PERSONAL PROPERTY — Co-ownership — Statutory trust for partition — Appointment of trustees — whether a debt is "property" within the meaning of s 66G of the Conveyancing Act or whether it is a "chattel" within the meaning of s 36A of the Conveyancing Act Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abela v Public Trustee (1983) 1 NSWLR 308 Anderson v Anderson (2017) 94 NSWLR 591 Beale v Trinkler (2007) 13 BPR 25,225 Callahan v O-Neill [2002] NSWSC 877 Chalhoub v Chalhoub [2005] NSWSC 572 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Macdonald (2000) 10 BPR 18,111 Corin v Patton (1990) 169 CLR 540 Costin v Costin (1994) NSW ConvR 55-715 De Lorenzo v De Lorenzo [2020] NSWCA 351 Dixon v Watiwat (2012) 16 BPR 31,251 DKLR Holdings Co (No 2) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 431 Freed v Taffel (1984) 2 NSWLR 322 Lewin v Lewin (2019) 19 BPR 29,225 McCoy v Caelli (as executrix and trustee of the estate of Caelli) (2010) 15 BPR 28,735 McNab v Earle (1981) 2 NSWLR 673 Neilan v Neilan [2019] NSWSC 66 Mischel Holdings Pty Ltd (in liq) v Mischel (in his capacity as executor of estate of Mischel) [2013] VSCA 375 Pascoe v Dyason [2011] NSWSC 1217 Re Kevin McNamara & Son Pty Ltd (2014) 287 FLR 96 Re McKerrell; McKerrell v Gowans [1912] 2 Ch 648 Roberts v Wayne Roberts Concrete Constructions Pty Ltd (2004) 208 ALR 532 Russell v Scott (1936) 55 CLR 440 Segal v Barel (2013) 84 NSWLR 193 Shepherd v FCT (1965) 113 CLR 385 Williams v Hensman (1861) 1 J&H 546; 70 ER 862 Williams v Legg (1993) 29 NSWLR 687 Woodson (Sales) Pty Ltd v Woodson (Aust) Pty Ltd (1996) 7 BPR 14,685 Wright v Gibson (1949) 78 CLR 313 Texts Cited: Butt's Land Law (7th ed, 2017) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Margaret (known as Peg) McNamee (first plaintiff) Stephen Edward Martin t/as Financial Manager for John Boden McNamee (first defendant) Lorebray Pty Limited t/as in its capacity as the Trustee of the McNamee Property Trust (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: D R Pritchard SC, A Macauley (plaintiff)