Karpin v Gough [2022] NSWSC 471

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Karpin v Gough [2022] NSWSC 471 Hearing dates: 30 August – 2 September 2021 Date of orders: 21 April 2022 Decision date: 21 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Dismiss the plaintiff's claim. 2. Order that the costs of the plaintiff's claim be borne on a party/party basis out of the estate of the late Earle Cameron. 3. Order that the defendant's costs be borne on an indemnity basis out of the estate of the late Earle Cameron. Catchwords: SUCCESSION — Family provision — Claim by alleged de facto partner and alleged member of household of the deceased for provision from the deceased's estate under Succession Act 2006 (NSW), Ch 3 — Whether eligible person — Whether adequate provision made prior to death of the deceased Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 138 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 21C Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW), ss 57, 59, 60 Cases Cited: Afoa v McBride [2017] NSWCA 323 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Company [1938] AC 46 Container Terminals Australia Ltd v Huseyin [2008] NSWCA 320 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall (No 3) (2007) 35 WAR 127; [2007] WASCA 235 Driver v Neal (2009) 2 ASTLR 89; [2009] NSWCA 54 Evans v Levy [2011] NSWCA 125 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Kadir v The Queen (2020) 267 CLR 109; [2020] HCA 1 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 Re Fulop (Deceased) (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Ridgeway v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 1; [1995] HCA 66 Robinson v Woolworths Ltd (2005) 64 NSWLR 612; [2005] NSWCCA 426 Russell v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2013] NSWSC 370 Sgro v Thompson [2017] NSWCA 326 Spata v Tumino (2018) 95 NSWLR 706; [2018] NSWCA 17 Stone v Stone [2016] NSWSC 605 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191; [2005] HCA 11 Whitmont v Lloyd (Supreme Court (NSW), Bryson J, 31 July 1995, unrep) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rosalind Karpin (Plaintiff) Christopher Gough (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E Cohen (Plaintiff) L Ellison SC with E Beljic (Defendant)