Saul & Ors v Lin (No 2) [2004] NSWSC 332

Reported Decision : 60 NSWLR 275

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Saul & Ors v Lin (No 2) [2004] NSWSC 332 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 April, 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 April 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Palmer J DECISION : Public Trustee to be appointed as new trustee.

CATCHWORDS : TRUSTS - NEW TRUSTEE - whether persons having close family ties to beneficiaries should be appointed new trustees - principles discussed - PROTECTED ESTATES - TRUSTS - sole trustee is a protected person - whether there is power under s.71(1) Protected Estates Act to order that the Protective Commissioner may administer the trust generally in the name of the protected person - history of the section reviewed - principles discussed - NEW TRUSTEE - whether representative of life tenant should be appointed by Court - principles discussed. De Praerogativa Regis 17 Ed II, c 9 & 10 Lunacy Act 1890 (England) - s.128, s.129 Lunacy Act 1898-1955 (NSW) - s159, s.160 Protected Estates Act 1983 (NSW) - s.13(2), s.71 Trustee Act 1925 (NSW) - s.70 Trustee Act 1850 (UK) Trustee Act 1852 (UK) LEGISLATION CITED : 34 & 35 Henry VIII c.5 4 Geo II c.10 (1731) 36 Geo III c.90 (1796) 1 & 2 Geo IV c.114 6 Geo IV c.74 7 Geo IV c.43 11 Geo IV & 1 Will IV c.60 16 & 17 Vic c.70 - Currie, In re (1878) 10 ChD 93 - Earl of Stamford, In re; Payne v Stamford [1896] 1 Ch 288 - Kemp's Settled Estates, Re (1883) 24 Ch D 485 - Moorhouse, In re [1946] 4 DLR 542 - Spencer's Settled Estates, Re [1903] 1 Ch 75 - Tempest, In re (1866) 1 LR Ch App 485 - Ward, Re (1850) 2 Mac & G 73 [42 ER 29] CASES CITED : - Wilding v Boulder (1855) 21 Beav 222 (52 ER 845) - Brydall "The Law Relating to Natural Fools, Mad-Folks, and Lunatick Persons" (1700) - Elmer's "Practice in Lunacy" (1892) 7th Ed. - Highmore's "The Law of Idiocy & Lunacy" (1807) - Pollock & Maitland "The History of English Law" (1923) 2nd Ed., Vol.I p.481 - Pope's "Law & Practice of Lunacy" (1890) 2nd Ed. - Seton's "Judgments & Orders" (1912) 7th Ed. - Miller & Horsell "Equity Forms & Precedents" Jennifer Suzie Saul - First Plaintiff PARTIES : Hannah Saul by her Tutor M.P. Saul Alexander Saul by his Tutor M.P. Saul Tsung Chen Lin - Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2294/04 COUNSEL : Ms. J. Needham - Plaintiffs M. Ashhurst - Defendant SOLICITORS : Teece Hodgson & Ward - Plaintiffs Protective Commissioner - Defendant