Edwards v Edwards [2023] NSWSC 1067

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Edwards v Edwards [2023] NSWSC 1067 Hearing dates: 1 September 2023 Date of orders: 1 September 2023 Decision date: 01 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Henry J Decision: Declarations and orders made applying the forfeiture rule and appointing trustees for sale of properties Catchwords: SUCCESSION — forfeiture under public policy rule — where defendant and deceased are joint tenants of three properties — whether the defendant convicted of murdering deceased — forfeiture rule applied — trustees for sale of properties pursuant to s 66G Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) appointed Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Crime (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Forfeiture Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Helsham v Blackwood (1851) 11 C.B. 111 Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691 Josifovski v Velevski [2013] NSWSC 1103 Nay v Iskov [2012] NSWSC 598 Neubacher v Good (2003) 11 BPR 20,877; [2003] NSWSC 379 Rasmanis v Jurewitsch [1970] 1 NSWR 650; (1970) 70 SR (NSW) 407 Settree Estates; Robinson v Settree (2018) 98 NSWLR 910; [2018] NSWSC 1413 Troja v Troja (1994) 33 NSWLR 269 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joshua Lee Edwards (Plaintiff) John Wallace Edwards (Defendant; Self-Represented) Representation: Counsel: I Hoskinson (Plaintiff)