NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Leerac Pty Ltd v Garrick E Fay [2008] NSWSC 1082
HEARING DATE(S) : 18 September 08 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Expedition List
JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 18 September 2008
DECISION : Question 1 answered "No". Question 2 does not arise.
CATCHWORDS : TRUSTS & TRUSTEES – judicial advice – non-contest clause – whether clause catches suit for removal of trustees – whether clause void as against public policy – impugned provisions should be construed and intent of parties determined before the question of invalidity as against public policy is considered – whether proceedings against directors of trustee are relevantly proceedings against trustee.
LEGISLATION CITED : (NSW) Trustee Act 1925
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
AN v Barclays Private Bank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd [2007] WTLR 565 Armitage v Nurse [1998] Ch 241 Australian Securities Commission v AS Nominees Ltd (1995) 62 FCR 504 Barns v Barns [2003] HCA 9; (2003) 214 CLR 169 Brunninghausen v Glavanics [1999] NSWCA 199; (1999) 46 NSWLR 538 Coleman v Myers [1977] 2 NZLR 225 Collie v Merlaw Nominees Pty Ltd [1998] VSC 203 Cooke v Turner (1846) 15 M & W 727; (1846) 153 ER 1044 Cope v Butcher (1996) 20 ACSR 37 Evanturel v Evanturel (1874) LR 6 PC 1 CASES CITED : Hansen v Young [2003] 1 NZLR 83 Hurley v BGH Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) (1984) 37 SASR 499 In the will of Gaynor [1960] VR 640 Leiberman v Morris (1944) 69 CLR 69 McLean v Burns Philp Trustee Co Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 623 Midland Bank Trustee (Jersey) Ltd v Federated Pension Services Ltd [1997] 2 LRC 81 Percival v Wright [1902] 2 Ch 421 Permanent Trustee Company v Dougall (1931) 34 SR (NSW) 83 Re City Equitable Fire Insurance Co Ltd [1925] Ch 407 Smith v Smith (1986) 161 CLR 217 Wallace v Wallace (1898) 24 VLR 859 Young v Murphy [1996] 1 VR 279
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