Bosko Jelaca v Danica Jelaca [2000] NSWSC 869

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Bosko Jelaca v Danica Jelaca [2000] NSWSC 869 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3015/97; 5266/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 and 23 March 1999, 3 and 4 August 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 September 2000

PARTIES : Bosko Jelaca v Danica Jelaca Danica Jelaca v Bosko Jelaca JUDGMENT OF : Bergin J

COUNSEL : M Willmott (Plaintiff in 3015/97/Defendant in 5266/97) P Blackburn-Hart (Defendant in 3015/97/Plaintiff 5266/97) SOLICITORS : Willis & Bowring (Plaintiff in 3015/97/Defendant in 5266/97) Milena Mijatovich (Defendant in 3015/97/Defendant in 5266/97) CATCHWORDS : Application pursuant to s.16(2) of the Family Provision Act 1982 for extension of time to bring proceedings in circumstances of prior agreement and consent dismissal of previous Family Provision Act proceedings - Application for order designating property as notional estate - Defendant's application pursuant to s 66G of the Conveyancing Act 1919 to sell property the subject of previous agreement and Consent Orders in Probate proceedings. Family Provision Act 1982 LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 Contracts Review Act 1980 Chandless-Chandless v Nicholson [1942] 2 KB 321 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio [1982-1983] 151 CLR 447 Crisp v Burns Philp Trustee Company Limited (Holland J, 18 December 1979 unreported) Dare v Furness (1998) 44 NSWLR 493 E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co v Commissioner of Patents & Ors (1987) 16 FCR 423 Golosky v Golosky (NSWCA. Kirby P, Handley & Cripps JJA, 5 October 1993, unreported) Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 CASES CITED : Logwon Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 33 NSWLR 13 Louth v Diprose (1992) 175 CLR 621 Luciano v Rosenblum (1985) 2 NSWLR 65 Mullins v Howell 11 Ch D 763 Newmont Pty Ltd v Laverton Nickel NL (No2) (1981) 1 NSWLR 221 Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd v Pneupac Ltd [1982] 1 WLR 185 Warren v McKnight (1996) 40 NSWLR 390 R.D. Werner & Co Inc v Bailey Aluminium Products Pty Ltd (1988) 18 FCR 389 DECISION : Previous Agreement and Consent Orders set aside. Extension of time granted to bring proceedings. Property designated notional estate. Further provision made in favour of the plaintiff pursuant to s. 7 of the Family Provision Act 1982. S. 66G proceedings dismissed.