Frank v Angell [2024] NSWCA 264

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Frank v Angell [2024] NSWCA 264 Hearing dates: 27 September 2024 Date of orders: 6 November 2024 Decision date: 06 November 2024 Before: Bell CJ at [1]; Gleeson JA at [2]; Stern JA at [5]. Decision: (1) To the extent necessary leave to appeal is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. (3) The appellants are to pay the respondents' costs of the appeal. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Family provision – where the deceased loaned significant sums of money on favourable terms and provided rent-free accommodation to enable the appellants to study in Australia – where the deceased made provision for the appellants in his will – where the appellants sought an order for provision in the sum of $300,000 to $450,000 out of the deceased's estate – whether the primary judge erred in determining that the appellants had not demonstrated factors warranting under s 59(1)(b) of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) – whether the primary judge erred in determining that adequate provision for the proper maintenance, education or advancement in life of the appellants had been made by the deceased under his will pursuant to s 59(1)(c) of the Succession Act CIVIL PROCEDURE – Appeals – appropriate standard of appellate review of a decision under ss 59(1)(b) and (c) of the Succession Act Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW), s 9 Succession Act 2006 (NSW), ss 3(4), 57, 59, 60 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101 Testator's Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916 (NSW), s 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.36(2) Cases Cited: Boensch v Pascoe (2019) 268 CLR 593; [2019] HCA 49 Chan v Chan [2016] NSWCA 222 Chapple v Wilcox (2014) 87 NSWLR 646; [2014] NSWCA 392 Churton v Christian (1988) 13 NSWLR 241; [1988] NSWCA 23 Curtis v Curtis [2024] NSWCA 136 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472; [1993] HCA 78 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 DL v The Queen (2018) 266 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 26 Evans v Levy [2011] NSWCA 125 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Gill v Garrett [2021] NSWCA 117 GLJ v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore [2023] HCA 32; (2023) 97 ALJR 857 Golosky v Golosky (Court of Appeal (NSW), 5 October 1993, unrep) House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 J and E Vella Pty Ltd v Hobson [2023] NSWCA 234 Lodin v Lodin [2017] NSWCA 327 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW (2018) 264 CLR 541; [2018] HCA 30 Mulcahy v Weldon [2002] NSWCA 206 Re Fulop Deceased; Fulop v Public Trustee; Bide v Public Trustee (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Sassoon v Rose [2013] NSWCA 220 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201; [1994] HCA 40 Steven Moore (a pseudonym) v The King [2024] HCA 30; (2024) 98 ALJR 1119 White v Barron (1980) 144 CLR 431; [1980] HCA 14 Yee v Yee [2017] NSWCA 305 Texts Cited: Nil. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sharon Frank (first appellant) Kim Hagie (second appellant)