McBride v McBride [2024] NSWSC 45

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McBride v McBride [2024] NSWSC 45 Hearing dates: 1 February 2024 Date of orders: 2 February 2024 Decision date: 02 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Family Provision List Before: Elkaim AJ Decision: 1. The defendant's notice of motion filed on 5 October 2023 is dismissed. 2. The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the motion. Catchwords: CONTRACTS – Formation – Offer – Whether the plaintiff made an offer to settle proceedings – Succession Act 2006 (NSW) – Litigation through social media – Objective assessment of the social media post. Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 59 Cases Cited: Brambles Holdings Limited v Bathurst City Council [2001] NSWCA 61 Hendricks v McGeoch (2008) Aust Torts Reports 81 - 942; [2008] NSWCA 53 ICTA Investments Pty Ltd t/as Jolly Roger & Anor v GE Commercial Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor (2006) Aust Contract Reports 90-244; [2006] NSWCA 290 John Hillam v JPSF Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1510 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kriketos v Livschitz (2009) 14 BPR 26717; [2009] NSWCA 96 Texts Cited: Ayasha Aroni, "Can tweets legally bind you?", Pace University, (7 July 2021) https://socialmediablawg.blogs.pace.edu/2021/07/07/can-tweets-legally-bind-you/ accessed 1 February 2024. Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Mr D McBride (Plaintiff) Ms L McBride (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms M Pringle (Plaintiff) Ms L McBride (Defendant)