Benz v Armstrong; Benz v Armstrong; Benz v Armstrong (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 668

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Benz v Armstrong; Benz v Armstrong; Benz v Armstrong (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 668 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 26 May 2022 Decision date: 26 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: See [47] Catchwords: SUCCESSION — Family provision — Nature of orders — Orders for provision COSTS — Indemnity costs — Unreasonable refusal of Calderbank offer Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(4) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW), s 84(3) Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 59 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 41.14, 42.1, 42.25 Cases Cited: Ahern v Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 39 Bassett v Cameron (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 419 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (1995) 57 FCR 119; [1995] FCA 350 Benz v Armstrong; Benz v Armstrong; Benz v Armstrong [2022] NSWSC 534 Calderbank v Calderbank (1975) 3 ALL ER 333 Chaina v Alvaro Homes Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 353 Commissioner of State Revenue v Challenger Listed Investments Ltd (No 2) [2011] VSCA 398 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Coote v Coote [2021] NSWSC 59 Drummond v Drummond [1999] NSWSC 923 per Austin J Favotto Family Restaurants Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (NSW) (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 519 Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harkness v Harkness (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 35 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority (Vic) (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435; [2005] VSCA 298 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2007] NSWSC 23 Karpin v Gough [2022] NSWSC 471 King Network Group Pty Ltd v Club of the Clubs Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 204 King v Hudson [1009] NSWSC 1500 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Magenta Nominees Pty Ltd v Richard Ellis (WA) Pty Ltd (FCAFC, Spender, French (as his Honour then was) and Lee JJ, 29 August 1995, unrep) MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 70 FCR 236; [1996] FCA 862 Miller v Cameron (1936) 54 CLR 572; [1936] HCA 13 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Penson v Titan National Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] NSWCA 121 Precision Products (NSW) Pty Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council (2008) 74 NSWLR 102; [2008] NSWCA 278 Re Jones; Christmas v Jones [1897] 2 Ch 190 Singer v Berghouse (1993) 114 ALR 521; [1993] HCA 35 South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 Vale v Eggins (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 12 Warton v Yeo (2015) 15 ASTLR 462; [2015] NSWCA 115 Wilson v Porada (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1362 Category: Costs Parties: 2020/00101770 Anna Rosalba Benz (Plaintiff) Erlita Espanol Armstrong (Defendant)