Brasher & Anor v O'Hehir & 2 Ors [2005] NSWSC 1194

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Brasher & Anor v O'Hehir & 2 Ors [2005] NSWSC 1194

HEARING DATE(S) : 26/10/05; 01/11/05

JUDGMENT DATE : 25 November 2005

JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J

CATCHWORDS : EQUITY - equitable estates and interests - equitable mortgage - agreement that loan be "put against" home - RESTITUTION - recovery of money paid to discharge another's debt - when incontrovertible benefit - when obligation to reimburse arises - at law - in equity - COSTS - where party has measure of success but fails on issues left open to better position in related proceedings

Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Baloglow v Konstantinidis (2001) 11 BPR 20 Belshaw v Bush (1851) 11 CB 191 Birmingham & District Land Company v London & North Western Railway Company (1886) 34 Ch D 261 Eastern Shipping Company Ltd v Quah Beng Kee [1924] AC 177 CASES CITED : Falcke v Scottish Imperial Insurance Company (1886) 34 Ch D 234 Khouri v Khoury [2004] NSWSC 770 Owen v Tate [1976] QB 402 Re Cleadon Trust Ltd [1939] Ch D 286 Stokes v Lewis (1785) 1 Term Rep 20; 99 ER 949

Peter Leslie Brasher (first plaintiff) Frances Brasher (second plaintiff) PARTIES : Jo-Anne O'Hehir (first defendant) David O'Hehir (second defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2950/05

M Sneddon (plaintiffs) COUNSEL : G Gersbach (first defendant)

DTA Lawyers (plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : Harman & Co (first defendant) CPC Lawyers (second defendant)