Woods v McKinlay (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1510

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Woods v McKinlay (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1510 Hearing dates: 12, 13, 14, 16 July; 6 September; 7 October 2021 Date of orders: 23 November 2021 Decision date: 23 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Parker J Decision: See [291]-[295] Catchwords: EQUITY – house purchased by defendants for plaintiff to live in – purchase financed with a loan in the names of the defendants – plaintiff contributed to mortgage repayments and paid outgoings – dispute as to quantum of plaintiff's contribution – whether plaintiff was merely renting the property from the defendants – whether the property was subject to a joint endeavour constructive trust – terms of constructive trust – form of account to determine quantum of contributions Cases Cited: Anson v Anson [2004] NSWSC 766 Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Bijkerk Investments Pty Ltd v Bikic [2020] NSWSC 1336 Bryson v Bryant (1992) 29 NSWLR 188 Craig v Silverbrook [2016] NSWSC 530 Gissing v Gissing [1971] AC 886 Green v Green (1989) 17 NSWLR 343 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Lloyd v Tedesco (2002) 25 WAR 360 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 Nelson v Nelson (1995) 184 CLR 538 Pallant v Morgan [1953] Ch 43 Pettitt v Pettitt [1970] AC 777 Shepherd v Doolan [2005] NSWSC 42 Stowe v Stowe (1995) 15 WAR 363 Togias v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2021] NSWSC 573 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 West v Mead [2003] NSWSC 161 Zhang v Metcalf [2020] NSWCA 228 Texts Cited: Heydon J D, and M J Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia (8th ed, 2016, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Antoinette Patricia Woods (Plaintiff) Orlene Bernadette McKinlay (First Defendant) David Matthew McKinlay (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Stanton (Plaintiff) J Trebeck (Defendants: 12, 13, 14, 16 July 2021) J Horowitz (Defendants: 6 September; 7 October 2021)