Pye v Pye [2021] NSWSC 686

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pye v Pye [2021] NSWSC 686 Hearing dates: 8 June 2021 Date of orders: 16 June 2021 Decision date: 16 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hallen J Decision: See Paragraph [87] Catchwords: SUCCESSION - Letters of administration with will annexed - Application for revocation of the grant - Where due and proper administration of estate prevented by continuation of one of three co-administrators acting as administrator – Defendant a non-active party who does not appear at the hearing - Form of orders - Order for revocation of grant, with fresh grant to continuing administrators with consequential orders made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172; [2000] HCA 40 Bates v Messner (1967) 67 SR NSW 187 Caldar v Public Trustee [2003] NSWCA 187 Damberg v Damberg (2001) 52 NSWLR 492; [2001] NSWCA 87 Hans Pet Constructions Pty Limited v Cassar [2009] NSWCA 230 In the Goods of Galbraith [1951] P 422 In the Goods of Loveday [1900] P 154 Mavrideros v Mack (1998) 45 NSWLR 80 Neilson v Public Trustee - The Estate of Ellen Letitia Neilson (Supreme Court (NSW), Powell J, 8 May 1992, unrep) Riccardi v Riccardi [2013] NSWSC 1655 Richardson v Rearden [2006] NSWSC 1252 Taylor v Taylor (1979) 143 CLR 1; [1979] HCA 38 The Estate of Erminia Agnes Rogers v Rogers [2009] WASC 358 UBS AG v Tyne (as trustee of the Argot Trust) (2018) 265 CLR 77; [2018] HCA 45 Watson v Hannover Life Re of Australasia Limited [2018] NSWSC 877 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rebecca Anne Pye (First Plaintiff) Jessie-Gene Pye (Second Plaintiff) Damon Harley Pye (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: K Morrissey (Plaintiffs)