Wentworth v Rogers & Anor [2003] NSWSC 371

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Wentworth v Rogers & Anor [2003] NSWSC 371 HEARING DATE(S) : 29/01/2002-08/02/2002, 15/03/2002, 22/03/2002, 25/03/2002-27/03/2003, 02/04/2002-05/04/2002, 02/05/2002, 10/05/2002, 22/07/2002, 11/11/2002, 06/02/2003 (further written submissions) JUDGMENT DATE : 9 May 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Howie J at 1 DECISION : The summons is dismissed. I direct that verdict and judgment be entered for the defendants on the statement of claim. The plaintiff is to pay the defendants costs.

CATCHWORDS : Fraudulent Conveyances - Conveyances Fraudulent as Against Creditors - Mortgage by husband over interest in property to wife - whether fraudulent as against prospective creditor, a litigant in proceedings against the husband. Conveyancing Act 1919 - s 37A Supreme Court Rules - Pt 13 rule 2 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 - ss 23, 88 Justices Act 1902 - s 41(6) Bankruptcy Act 1966 - ss 6, 121, 122 Brigenshaw v Brigenshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Amcor Printing Papers Group Ltd [2000] FCA 17; (2000) 169 ALR 344 Bradshaw v McEwans Pty Ltd (HCA, 7 April 1951, unreported) Wentworth v Rogers [1984] 2 NSWLR 422 Wentworth v Rogers (No. 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Wentworth v Rogers (No. 10) (1987) 8 NSWLR 398 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Freeman v Pope (1870) LR 5 Ch App 536 Kang v Kwan [2002] NSWSC 1187 Re Cummins; Richardson v Cummins (1951) 15 ABC 185 CASES CITED : Green v Schellner [2002] NSWSC 671 Re Symon: Public Trustee v Symon [1944] SASR 102 Silvera v Savic (1999) 46 NSWLR 124 Williams v Lloyd; Re Williams (1934) 50 CLR 341 Re Barnes; Ex parte Stapleton [1962] Qd R 231 PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd v Grellman (1992) 35 FCR 515 Middleton v Pollock; Ex parte Elliot [1876] 2 CH D 104 Gregg v Bromley [1912] 3 KB 474 Abignano v Wenkart (1998) 9 BPR 16,765 Alati v Wei Sheung [2000] NSWSC 601; 34 ASCR 489 Van Tri Huynh v Helleh Holdings Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 1162 Harkness v Partnership Pacific Ltd (1997) 41 NSWLR 204 PARTIES : Katherine Wentworth v Gordon John Rogers & Anor FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11094/95 Plaintiff - Ms Wentworth in person COUNSEL : 1st Defendant - Mr Rogers in person 2nd Defendant - Mr R. Lovas Plaintiff - in person SOLICITORS : 1st Defendant - in person 2nd Defendant - Dorrough Smart Solicitors