Daley v Donaldson [2021] NSWSC 1507

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Daley v Donaldson [2021] NSWSC 1507 Hearing dates: 28 October 2021 Date of orders: 23 November 2021 Decision date: 23 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hallen J Decision: The Court orders that: (a) The Plaintiff's notice of motion filed on 16 September 2021 be dismissed. (b) The costs of the notice of motion be the Defendant's costs in the cause, other than in relation to the costs of the parties of the submissions following the conclusion of the hearing, in respect of which the Plaintiff should pay the Defendant's costs. (c) The proceedings are listed for directions on 10 December 2021. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Section 73 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) - Power of court to determine questions in dispute between the parties to the proceedings as to whether and on what terms the proceedings have been compromised or settled between them – Plaintiff claims settlement reached - Evidence of Plaintiff's adoption subsequently revealed – Whether settlement reached remains valid – Whether common mistake renders settlement void or voidable – Orders considered appropriate to give effect to determination SUCCESSION – Substantive proceedings involve claim for family provision order under Ch 3 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) – Applicant alleged to be child of the deceased – Subsequent evidence given that Plaintiff was not a child of the deceased as he had been adopted by a third party Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) ss 95 & 102 Adoption of Children Act 1964 (Qld) ss 28 & 38AB Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 73 Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) ss 57 & 98 Cases Cited: Abrahams v Abrahams (2015) 13 ASTLR 406; [2015] QCA 286 Affoo v Public Trustee of Queensland [2012] 1 Qd R 408; [2011] QSC 309 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 BMW Australia Finance Ltd v Mehajer Vision Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1057 Brennan v Bolt Burdon (a firm) & Ors [2005] QB 303 Clasic International Pty Ltd v Lagos (2002) 60 NSWLR 241; [2002] NSWSC 1155 Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc v Inland Revenue Commissioners & Anor [2007] 1 AC 558; [2006] UKHL 49 Gorczynski v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd [2016] NSWCA 170 Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 Hore v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), Windeyer J, 8 June 1995, unrep) In Application of 'A' and 'B' and the Adoption Act 2000 (2005) 63 NSWLR 2005 Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Lincoln City Council [1999] 2 AC 349 Lewis v Combell Constructions Pty Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 528 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353; [1954] HCA 72 McLachlan v Sydney Trains [2021] NSWSC 283 Neale v Gordon Lennox [1902] AC 465 Oberon Shire Council v Kiangatha Holdings Pty Ltd [2021] NSWLEC 30 Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd & Anor v BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd & Anor [2010] Ch 347 Re D [2006] NSWSC 808 Robinson v Robinson (2020) 102 NSWLR 1; [2020] NSWCA 4 Schaechtele v Schaechtele [2008] WASC 148 Sergent v Glass (No 2) (2018) 18 ASTLR 294; [2018] NSWSC 1100 Solle v Butcher [1950] 1 KB 671 Yu v Yu [2020] NSWSC 1904 Texts Cited: Cartwright, Misrepresentation, Mistake and Non-Disclosure (5th edition, 2019, Sweet & Maxwell) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Glenn Eric Daley (Plaintiff) Dawn Jeanette Donaldson (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Bates (Plaintiff) M Daniels (Defendant)