Alexei Poezd & Ors v Evgueni Poezd [2005] NSWSC 899

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Alexei Poezd & Ors v Evgueni Poezd [2005] NSWSC 899

HEARING DATE(S) : 22.03.04; 23.03.04; 24.03.04; 25.03.04; 26.03.04; 27.09.04; 28.09.04; 29.09.04; 30.09.04; 01.10.04; 07.03.05; 08.03.05; 09.03.05; 10.03.05

JUDGMENT DATE : 9 September 2005

JUDGMENT OF : Nicholas J

DECISION : para 118

CATCHWORDS : TRUSTS - constructive trusts – parents and brother overseas sent money to defendant in Australia to buy family home - property purchased and registered in name of defendant only – parents and brother emigrated to Australia and resided together with defendant in the home - subsequent breakdown in family relations - whether property held on trust by defendant for the parties as tenants in common - whether common intention to give money to defendant for purpose of purchasing property for the family, or as unconditional payment for services rendered by him to family company - property held on constructive trust by defendant for the parties as tenants in common in equal shares - no question of principle - turns on own facts

Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Bhana v Bhana [2002] NSWSC 117 CASES CITED : Green v Green (1989) 17 NSWLR 343 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315

Alexei Poezd - first plaintiff Dmitri Poezd - second plaintiff PARTIES : Nina Poezd - third plaintiff Evgueni Poezd - defendant

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2424/02

D E Baran - plaintiffs COUNSEL : P Menadue - defendant

Zelden Solicitors - plaintiffs SOLICITORS : Shields Lawyers - defendant

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION