Williams, William v Williams, William [2023] NSWDC 10

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Williams, William v Williams, William [2023] NSWDC 10 Hearing dates: 2 and 3 November 2022 Written submissions filed 11, 18 and 25 November 2022 Date of orders: 6 February 2023 Decision date: 06 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Andronos SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $213,000. (2) The defendant pay interest on the judgment sum in the amount of $36,532.13. (3) Stay orders (1) and (2) for 21 days. Catchwords: RESTITUTION — Nature of restitutionary liability — Common counts — Money had and received to the use of the plaintiff – Onus of proof – Money paid to defendant at the plaintiff's direction – Where plaintiff requested repayment – Where defendant alleges gift Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Act 2001 (Cth), s 12CB Cases Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) v Kobelt (2019) 267 CLR 1 Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362 Bosanac v Commissioner of Taxation [2022] HCA 34 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 at 361 Coote v Kelly; Northram v Kelly [2016] NSWSC 1447 Coshott Family Pty Ltd v Lyons [2022] NSWCA 216 David Securities Pty Limited v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1992) 175 CLR 353; [1992] HCA 4 Harsant v Blaine Macdonald & Co (1887) 56 LJQB 511 Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691 at 712 JZ Lee Interiors Pty Ltd v Smith [2015] VSC 693 Leary v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1980) 32 ALR 221 Moses v Macfarlan (1760) 2 Burr 1005; (1760) 97 ER 676 Nguyen v Cosmopolitan Homes (NSW) Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 246 Nominal Defendant v Cordin [2017] NSWCA 6 Pape v Westacott [1894] 1 QB 272 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun (1981) 147 CLR 589; [1981] HCA 45 Reid v Bennett [1955] VLR 505 Roxborough v Rothmans of Pall Mall Australia Limited (2001) 208 CLR 516 Scott v Davis (2000) 204 CLR 333 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont, Law of Agency (4th ed, 2020, LexisNexis) K Mason, JW Carter and G J Tolhurst, Restitution Law in Australia (4th ed, 2021, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: William Owen Williams (plaintiff) William Owen Williams (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms L Hulmes (plaintiff)