Wentworth v Wentworth & Ors [2000] NSWCA 350

Reported Decision : 52 NSWLR 602

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Wentworth v Wentworth & Ors [2000] NSWCA 350 revised - 26/04/2007 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40714/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 November 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 December 2000

Katherine Wentworth (Appellant) Peter Fitzwilliam Neville Wentworth (Executor of the Estate of the Late G N Wentworth) (1st Respondent) Laurie Glanfield (2nd Respondent) PARTIES : Ian Hill (3rd Respondent) Attorney-General in and for the State of New South Wales (amicus curiae)

JUDGMENT OF : Fitzgerald JA at 1; Heydon JA at 63; Davies AJA at 271

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT ED 3748/89 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Santow J and Hunter J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Miss K Wentworth in person (Appellant) COUNSEL : No appearance for the 1st Respondent Mr P Lakatos (2nd and 3rd Respondents) Ms N Abadee (Attorney-General) Miss K Wentworth in person (Appellant) SOLICITORS : No appearance for the 1st Respondent I V Knight, Crown Solicitor (2nd and 3rd Respondents)

Family Provision Act 1982 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Reform Act 1993 Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 DECISION : See paragraph 270

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