Permanent Trustee Company Ltd v Gillett [2004] NSWSC 278

Reported Decision : 145 A Crim R 220

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Permanent Trustee Company Ltd v Gillett [2004] NSWSC 278 HEARING DATE(S) : 26/03/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 April 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Austin J DECISION : See under heading, "Conclusions".

CATCHWORDS : WILLS AND ESTATES - forfeiture rule - whether object of discretionary trust receives benefit for purposes of rule - causal connection between beneficiary's conduct and deceased's death - admissibility of evidence of decision at criminal trial that accused was not guilty due to mental illness Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 91, 178 Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW), ss 10, 16 LEGISLATION CITED : Forfeiture Act 1995 (NSW), ss 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990 (NSW), ss 38, 39 Supreme Court Rules, Part 68 rule 2 Cleaver v Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association [1892] 1 QB 147 Clift v Clift (1964) 82 WN(Pt 1)(NSW) 298 Helsham v Blackwood (1851) 11 CB 111 [138 ER 412] Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691 Public Trustee v Fraser (1987) 9 NSWLR 433 Rasmanis v Jurewitsch (1969) 70 SR(NSW) 407 CASES CITED : Re Estate of Crippen [1911] P 108 Re Estate of Hall [1914] P 1 Re Plaister; Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Crawshaw (1934) 34 SR(NSW) 547 Re Tucker (1920) 21 SR(NSW) 175 R v Gillett [1999] NSWSC 115 Regina v M'Naghten (1843) 8 ER 718 Regina v Porter (1936) 55 CLR 182 Troja v Troja (1994) 33 NSWLR 269 Permanent Trustee Company Ltd (P/XD) PARTIES : Christian Gillett by His Tutor the Protective Commissioner (D1/XC) Ingrid Gillett (D2) Ailsa Gillett (D3) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3973/2002 COUNSEL : P Blackburn-Hart (P/XD) L Ellison with J Patey (D1/XC) SOLICITORS : Phillip Saul (P/XD) EH Tebbutt & Sons (D1/XC)