Mavis Pearl Thomas bht NSW Trustee and Guardian v Wayne Milton Thomas bht NSW Trustee and Guardian [2023] NSWSC 1154

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mavis Pearl Thomas bht NSW Trustee and Guardian v Wayne Milton Thomas bht NSW Trustee and Guardian [2023] NSWSC 1154 Hearing dates: 22 September 2023 Date of orders: 22 September 2023 Decision date: 22 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Duty List Before: McGrath J Decision: (1) An order pursuant to s 75(2) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) that the Court approves the agreement for the settlement of the Plaintiff's claim in the form of the document which is Annexure "A" to the Affidavit of Farah-Bano Zaidi affirmed on 18 September 2023. (2) An order pursuant to s 77(3)(b) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) for the money recovered pursuant to the settlement to be paid to NSW Trustee and Guardian as manager of the Plaintiff's estate. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 75(2) – application for approval of settlement of claim prior to commencement of proceedings involving plaintiff and defendant who are both persons under legal incapacity – settlement approved Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW) Cases Cited: Budini v Sunnyfield (No 3) [2021] FCA 1540 Fairhurst (bht NSW Trustee and Guardian) v Fairhurst [2012] NSWSC 388 Fisher v Marin [2008] NSWSC 1357 Permanent Trustee Company Ltd v Mills (2007) 71 NSWLR 1; [2007] NSWSC 336 Stojic v Stojic [2019] NSWSC 23 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mavis Pearl Thomas bht NSW Trustee and Guardian (Plaintiff) Wayne Milton Thomas bht NSW Trustee and Guardian (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Zucker (Solicitor) (Plaintiff) J Ferguson (Defendant)