NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : ZARAVINOS v HOUVARDAS [2004] NSWCA 421 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 August 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 November 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Sheller JA at 2; Ipp JA at 78 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : S37A CONVEYANCING ACT 1919 - alienation of property - whether transfer of three properties from husband to former wife were not made in good faith and were made with the intention of defrauding creditors - whether appellant beneficial owner by way of resulting trust - effect of sequestration order - whether respondent 'person prejudiced' for the purposes of s37A - res judicata - whether s37A inconsistent with Bankruptcy Act - effect of open offer of settlement equalling amount of debt - costs Bankruptcy Act 1966 Conveyancing Act 1919 De Facto Relationship Act 1984 LEGISLATION CITED : District Court Act 1973 Family Law Act 1975 Marine Act 1928 Matrimonial Causes Act 1959 Navigation Act 1912 (Cth) Ascot Investments Pty Ltd v Harper (1981) 148 CLR 337 Brady v Stapleton (1952) 88 CLR 322 Cannane v J Cannane Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 557 Ex parte McLean (1930) 43 CLR 472 Fountain v Alexander (1982) 150 CLR 615 Fraser v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1996) 69 FCR 99 Hillman v Hillman (1977) 2 NSWLR 739 CASES CITED : Miller v Bury (1986) 4 NSWLR 716 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 R v Credit Tribunal ex parte GMAC (1977) 137 CLR 545 Re Baxter; Ex parte Official Receiver v Baxter (1986) 10 FCR 398 Silvera v Savic (1999) 46 NSWLR 124 State of Victoria v Commonwealth of Australia (1937) 58 CLR 618 (The Kakariki) The Queen v Ross-Jones; ex parte Green (1984) 156 CLR 185 Union Steamship Co of Australia Pty Ltd v King (1988) 166 CLR 1 Ourania Zaravinos - Appellant PARTIES : Nick Houvardas - First Respondent Official Trustee in Bankruptcy - Second Respondent Attorney-General of NSW - Intervenor FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41104/03 M R Aldridge SC - Appellant COUNSEL : R McCrudden - First Respondent Submitting appearance - Second Respondent M Sexton SC (Solicitor-General)/N Perram/N Bilinsky - Intervenor Horowitz & Bilinsky - Appellant SOLICITORS : Mecuri & Co - First Respondent Sally Nash & Co - Second Respondent NSW Crown Solicitor (NSW Attorney-General) - Intervenor
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