Maxworthy v Maxworthy [2023] NSWSC 927

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Maxworthy v Maxworthy [2023] NSWSC 927 Hearing dates: 19, 20, 21 April 2022, 10 May 2022, 1, 2 and 3 November 2022 Date of orders: 8 August 2023 Decision date: 08 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Richmond J Decision: Plaintiffs' claim is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: EQUITY — trusts and trustees — resulting trusts — whether transfer of Torrens system land was by way of gift or gave rise to resulting trust in favour of transferor Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) Cases Cited: Bhana v Bhana (2002) 10 BPR 19,545; [2002] NSWSC 117 Blue v Ashley [2017] EWHC 1928 (Comm) Boscawen v Bajwa [1996] 1 WLR 328 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council (2001) 53 NSWLR 153; [2001] NSWCA 61 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Business Finance Pty Ltd (receiver and manager appointed) v Partner Invest Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2022] NSWSC 1 Byrnes v Kendle (2011) 243 CLR 253; [2011] HCA 26 Ciaglia v Ciaglia [2010] NSWSC 341 Cope v Keene (1968) 118 CLR 1; [1968] HCA 53 Georgopoulos v Tsiokanis [2022] NSWSC 563 Hodgson v Marks [1971] Ch D 892 Jin v Yang (2008) 13 BPR 25,523; [2008] NSWSC 754 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Kallin Pty Ltd v ACN 107 851 847 Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 124 Nelson v Nelson (1995) 184 CLR 538; [1995] HCA 25 Newcastle City Council v Kern Land Pty Ltd (1997) 42 NSWLR 273 Raulfs v Fishy Bite Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 135 Rhodes v Badenach [2000] TASSC 160 Rodger v De Gelder (2011) 80 NSWLR 594; [2011] NSWCA 97; Savage v Lunn [1998] NSWCA 203 Spelson v George (1992) 26 NSWLR 666; [1992] NSWCA 254 Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharmm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165; [2004] HCA 52 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Et-China.com International Holdings Ltd v Cheung (2021) 388 ALR 128 [2021] NSWCA 24 Texts Cited: JD Heydon, MJ Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia (Lexis Nexis, 8th ed, 2016) Lynton Tucker, Nicholas Le Poidevin, James Brightwell, Lewin on Trusts (Thompson Reuters, 20th Edition, 2020) JD Heydon, MJ Leeming, PG Turner, Meagher, Gummow and Lehane's Equity Doctrines and Remedies (Lexis Nexis, 5th ed 2015) Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Sydney Maxworthy and Eileen Maxworthy (Plaintiffs) Christopher James Maxworthy and Raelene Maxworthy (Defendants) Representation: Counsel: Ms PM Lane and Mr MW Cobb-Clark (Plaintiffs) Ms T Fishburn (Defendants)