Taylor v Papantoniou [2024] NSWSC 1192

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Taylor v Papantoniou [2024] NSWSC 1192 Hearing dates: 19 September 2024 Decision date: 19 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Peden J Decision: See [46] Catchwords: LAND LAW — Co-ownership — Statutory trust for sale — Appointment of trustees — Where trustees of a fund are co-owners of properties – Where plaintiff is receiver of fund — Whether receiver a "co-owner" within meaning of s 66G Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) ss 66F, 66G, 66H, 66I Corporations Act 2001(Cth) Part 5.2 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 67 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 26.7 Cases Cited: Arrow Custodians Pty Limited v Pine Forests of Australia Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 341 Bolton v Darling Downs Building Society [1935] St R Qd 237 Boyd v Thorn (2017) 96 NSWLR 390 Coshott v Coshott [2016] FCA 966 Crocombe v Pine Forests of Australia Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 151 Foundas v Arambatzis [2020] NSWCA 47 Goldberg v Goldberg [2000] NSWSC 399 Re Lorebray Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 105 Re Scottish Properties Pty Ltd (1977) 2 ACLR 264 Sampson v Lorebray Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 1650 Sheahan v Carrier Air Conditioning Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 407 Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 351 Van Oosterum v Van Oosterum [2011] NSWSC 663 Texts Cited: Meagher, Gummow & Lehane's Equity Doctrines & Remedies (LexisNexis Butterworths, 5th ed, 2015) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Barry Taylor (plaintiff) Peter John Papantoniou (first defendant) Christodoulos Papantoniou (second defendant) Eugenia Papantoniou (third defendant) A & E Papantoniou Super Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for the Papantoniou Family Superannuation Fund (fourth defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Koch (Plaintiff) G Coventry (Second Defendant)