Moser v Ky [2021] NSWSC 1634

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Moser v Ky [2021] NSWSC 1634 Hearing dates: 22 and 23 November 2021 Decision date: 15 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See para [128] Catchwords: AGENCY — Power of attorney — Revocation — Declaration that revocation of Powers of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship effective in law EQUITY — Equitable compensation — Whether the defendant holds monies given to him by the plaintiff — Whether monies given to the defendant were gifts — Presumption of gift not rebutted EQUITY — Undue influence — Whether money given to the defendant in return for access to the plaintiff's other funds transferred under undue influence Legislation Cited: Powers of Attorney Act 2003 (NSW) s.5 Cases Cited: Antonio Di Liristi v NSW Public Trustee [2021] NSWSC 1347 Broadlands International Finance Ltd v Sly (1987) 4 BPR 9420 Commercial Bank of Australia v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447 George v Howard (1819) 7 Price 646 at 641; [1819] 146 ER 1089 Heydon v The Perpetual Executors, Trustees and Agency Company (WA) Limited (1930) 45 CLR 111 Hillston v Bar-Mordecai [2003] NSWSC 89 Quek v Beggs (1990) 5 BPR 11,761 Kordovoulos v Dixon-Hughes [2021] NSWSC 722 Spong v Spong (1914) 18 CLR 544 Thorne v Kennedy (2017) 263 CLR 85 Watkins v Combes (1922) 30 CLR 180 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Karl Moser (plaintiff) Malcolm (Mao) Ky (first defendant) NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (second defendant) (submitting appearance) Representation: Counsel: P Santucci (plaintiff)