Gray v Guardian Trust Australia [2003] NSWSC 704

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Gray v Guardian Trust Australia [2003] NSWSC 704 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 July 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 August 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Austin J DECISION : See under heading "Conclusions"

CATCHWORDS : TRUSTS AND ESTATES - beneficiary's right of access to trust documents - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE COSTS - whether "one set of costs" rule applies when costs are sought against a party rather than out of the Estate ASC v AS Nominees Limited (1995) 18 ACSR 459 Cherry v Boultbee (1839) 4 My & Cr 442 Glen v The Union Trustee Company of Australia Limited (1936) 54 CLR 463 Global Custodians Ltd v Mesh [1999] NSWSC 64 Hagan v Waterhouse (1991) 34 NSWLR 308 Hartigan Nominees Pty Ltd v Rydge (1992) 29 NSWLR 405 Mavrideros v Mack (1998) 45 NSWLR 80 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Ramage v Waclaw (1988) 12 NSWLR 84 CASES CITED : Re Beddoe [1893] 1Ch 547 Re Dallaway [1982] 1 WLR 756 Re Londonderry's Settlement [1965] Ch 918 Re Simersall (1992) 108 ALR 375 Read v Chown (1929) 46 WN(NSW) 154 Rouse v IOOF Australia Trustees Ltd (unreported, Supreme Court of South Australia, Williams J, 17 December 1998) Schmidt v Rosewood Trust Pty Ltd IOM [2003] UK PC 26 Spellson v George (1987) 11 NSWLR 300 Wilkinson v Feldworth Financial Services Pty Ltd (1998) 29 ACSR 642 Williams v Stephens (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Young J, unreported, 24 March 1986) Rollo Ventry Wakefield Gray (P, XD1) PARTIES : Guardian Trust Australia Ltd (D1, XC) Robert John Charles Gray (D2, XD2) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 114938/99 Mr D Murr SC (P, XD1) COUNSEL : Mr M S Willmott (D1, XC) Mr T Lynch (D2, XD2) Teece Hodgson & Ward (P, XD1) SOLICITORS : Mallesons Stephen Jaques (D1, XC) Gells (D2, XD2)