Gray v Gray [2004] NSWCA 408

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Gray v Gray [2004] NSWCA 408 HEARING DATE(S) : 31/08/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 November 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Bryson JA at 2; Young CJ in Eq at 3 DECISION : Appeal allowed only to the extent of deleting orders 1(c) and 1(d), 2(c) and 2(d) and adjusting monetary sum. Costs to be dealt with later.

CATCHWORDS : Equity- Administration of estate- Rule in Cherry v Boultbee- Effect of NZ Statute of Limitations which barred remedy only- What interest must be paid on taking of accounts. LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act, 1950 (NZ) A E Goodwin Ltd v A G Healing Ltd (1979) 7 ACLR 481 Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Douglas Morris Investments Pty Ltd [1992] 1 Qd R 478 Boddam v Ryley (1762) 1 Bro CC 239; 28 ER 1104 Byrn v Godrey (1798) 4 Ves 6; 31 ER 3 Calton v Bragg (1812) 15 East 223; 104 ER 828 Campbell v Graham (1831) 1 Russ & M 453; 39 ER 175 Campbell v Sandford (1834) 8 Bligh NS 622; 5 ER 1073 Cherry v Boultbee (1839) 4 My & Cr 442; 41 ER 171 Cityland & Property (Holdings) Ltd v Dabrah [1968] Ch 166 Courtenay v Williams (1843) 3 Hare 539; 67 ER 494 Courtenay v Williams (1846) 15 LJ Ch 204 Dingle v Coppen [1899] 1 Ch 726 Fleming v Beevers [1994] 1 NZLR 385 Heydon v Perpetual Executors, Trustee & Agency Co (WA) Ltd (1930) 45 CLR 111 Joaquin v Hall [1976] VR 788 CASES CITED : Jones v Padavatton [1969] 1 WLR 328; [1969] 2 All ER 616 Lewis v Cook (2000) 18 ACLC 490 Mendl v Smith (1943) 112 LJ Ch 279 Nelson v Nelson (1995) 184 CLR 538 Re Akerman [1891] 3 Ch 212 Re Bickerdike (No 2) [1919] VLR 62 Re Drax [1903] 1 Ch 781 Re Fox, Walker & Co; Ex parte Bishop (1880) 15 Ch D 400 Re Peruvian Railway Construction Company Ltd [1915] 2 Ch 144 Re Sewell [1909] 1 Ch 806 Re Swan's Estate (1869) 4 Ir Eq 209 Schmierer v Taouk (2004) 207 ALR 301 Seldon v Davidson [1968] 2 All ER 755 Thiess v TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd (No 5) [1994] 1 Qd R 156 Upton v Ferrers (1801) 5 Ves 801; 31 ER 866 Whiteley v Hodge [2000] NSWSC 1161 Williams v Vicroft Pty Ltd (Powell J, 31.5.1989) Robert John Charles Gray (Appellant) PARTIES : Rollo Ventry Wakefield Gray (1st Respondent) Guardian Trust Australia Ltd (2nd Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40074/03 T Lynch (Appellant) COUNSEL : D P F Officer QC and P M Lane (1st Respondent) M S Willmott SC (2nd Respondent) Turner Freeman Lawyers (Appellant) SOLICITORS : Teece Hodgson & Ward (1st Respondent) Mallesons Stephen Jaques (2nd Respondent)