Bryant v Quinn [2022] NSWCA 163

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bryant v Quinn [2022] NSWCA 163 Hearing dates: 19 April 2022 Date of orders: 26 August 2022 Decision date: 26 August 2022 Before: Ward P at [1]; White JA at [124]; Brereton JA at [167] Decision: 1. Allow the appeal in relation to ground 1. 2. Set aside Order 1 of the orders made by Taylor SC DCJ on 13 September 2021 insofar as it requires that the appellant (Ms Susan Bryant) pay to the respondent (Mr Terence Quinn) the sum of $50,729.24 (see the calculations at [93] of his Honour's reasons). 3. Remit to the District Court for re-hearing the claim by the respondent (the plaintiff in District Court proceedings 2019/298560) for recovery of payments made by the respondent towards the appellant's legal costs of the Supreme Court Proceedings involving a dispute between the appellant and her grandmother. 4. Set aside Order 2 of the orders made by Taylor SC DCJ on 13 September 2021 and in lieu thereof order each party to bear her and his own costs of the proceeding at first instance (noting that the costs of any further proceedings in the District Court on the remittal be borne as directed by the District Court). 5. Order the respondent to pay 50% of the appellant's costs of the appeal. 6. Grant liberty to the parties to apply to my Associate to refer the matter for Court-annexed mediation of the remaining issues in dispute. Catchwords: PERSONAL PROPERTY — Gifts — Conditional gifts — Where the respondent advanced moneys to the appellant to assist in the payment of legal fees and the payment of stamp duty — Whether moneys were advanced by way of loan or unconditional gift — Where primary judge held that certain moneys advanced by way of conditional gift — Where conditional gift not pleaded APPEALS — From finding of fact — Credibility of witnesses Legislation Cited: Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 14 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 14.7, 14.28, 51.53(1), Pt 14 Cases Cited: Alexander v Vane (1836) 1 M&W 512; 150 ER 537 Argyll Park Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd v Glen Pacific Pty Ltd (1993) 11 ACSR 1 Banque Commerciale SA En Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279; [1990] HCA 11 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334; [1999] HCA 9 Benn v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 314 Bruce v Odhams Press Limited [1936] 1 KB 697 Chaudhary v Chaudhary [2017] NSWCA 222 Ciaglia v Ciaglia [2010] NSWSC 341 CSR Ltd v Della Maddalena (2006) 224 ALR 1; [2006] HCA 1 Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658; [1982] HCA 70 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 77 ALJR 1088; [2003] HCA 26 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Gray v Gray (2004) 12 BPR 22,755; [2004] NSWCA 408 In re Vandervell's Trusts (No 2) [1974] Ch 269 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Limited v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Limited (2008) 73 NSWLR 653; [2008] NSWCA 206 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Limited v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets (No 6) (2007) 63 ACSR 1; [2007] NSWSC 124 Lumbers v W Cook Builders Pty Ltd (In liq) (2008) 232 CLR 635 ; [2008] HCA 27 Nobarani v Mariconte (2018) 265 CLR 236; [2018] HCA 36 O3 Capital Pty Ltd v WY Properties Pty Ltd (2016) 49 WAR 517; [2016] WASCA 82 Oikos Construction Pty Ltd t/as Lars Fischer Construction v Ostin & Anor (No. 2) [2021] NSWCA 98 Paynter v Williams (1833) 1 C&M 809; 149 ER 626 Pinson v Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank Limited [1941] 2 KB 72 Quinn v Bryant [2021] NSWDC 570 Segal v Waverly Council (2005) 64 NSWLR 177; [2005] NSWCA 310 Vines v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2007) 62 ACSR 1; [2007] NSWCA 75 Young v Queensland Trustees Ltd (1956) 99 CLR 560; [1956] HCA 51 Texts Cited: E Bullen & S M Leake, Bullen & Leake's Precedents of Pleadings 3 ed (1868) Steven & Sons, London Category: Principal judgment Parties: Susan Bryant (Appellant) Terence Quinn (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Moutasallem (Appellant) P Wallis (Respondent)