Anderson v Yongpairojwong [2024] NSWCA 220

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Anderson v Yongpairojwong [2024] NSWCA 220 Hearing dates: 24 June 2024 Date of orders: 12 September 2024 Decision date: 12 September 2024 Before: Bell CJ at [1]; Leeming JA at [180]; Mitchelmore JA at [186] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Contested grant of Thai will – Executed in circumstances where testatrix ill with cancer – Primary judge held testator had capacity – Relevance of absence of medical records suggesting a lack of capacity – Primary judge taking into account universe of evidence – Suspicious circumstances – Whether established – Desirability of pleading or particularising suspicious circumstances Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 56 Succession Act 2006 (NSW) s 59 Cases Cited: Barry v Butlin [1838] 12 ER 1089 Bull v Fulton (1942) 66 CLR 295; [1942] HCA 13 Carr v Homersham (2018) 97 NSWLR 328; [2018] NSWCA 65 Craig-Bridges v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2017] NSWCA 197 Croft v Sanders [2019] NSWCA 303 Dedakis v Deligiannis; The estate of Rebecca Deligiannis (also known as Rebeka Deligiannis) [2024] NSWSC 1018 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 J and E Vella Pty Ltd v Hobson [2023] NSWCA 234 Kerr v Badran [2004] NSWSC 735 Lee v Lee (2019) 266 CLR 129; [2019] HCA 28 Lim v Lim [2023] NSWCA 84 Mekhail v Hana [2019] NSWCA 197 Nicholson v Knaggs [2009] VSC 64 Re Estate of Griffith (dec'd); Easter v Griffith (1995) 217 ALR 284 Veall v Veall (2015) 46 VR 123; [2015] VSCA 60 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531; [1979] HCA 9 Wild v Meduri (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 669 Zorbas v Sidiropoulous (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 197 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Palisa Anderson (Appellant) Kijchai Yongpairojwong (First Respondent) Kulphat Laoyont (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: