BARTLETT v COOMBER & ANOR [2008] NSWCA 100

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: BARTLETT v COOMBER & ANOR [2008] NSWCA 100

HEARING DATE(S): 23 April 2008

JUDGMENT DATE: 23 May 2008

JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Hodgson JA at 67; Bryson AJA at 78

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs

CATCHWORDS: SUCCESSION – Family provision and maintenance – jurisdiction – persons in whose favour and order may be made – children – generally – where no other eligible person to claim – Family Provision Act 1982, s7, s9 - SUCCESSION – Family provision and maintenance – practice – procedure, orders and other matters – orders – order enforcing compromise agreement - SUCCESSION – Family provision and maintenance – principles upon which relief granted – circumstances to be considered – where agreement to compromise reached – circumstances relevant in approving agreement – Family Provision Act 1982, s7, s9

Civil Procedure Act 2005 LEGISLATION CITED: Family Provision Act 1982 Trustee Act 1925 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1991) 22 NSWLR 1 Coomber v Stott [2007] NSWSC 513 Harris v Caladine (1991) 172 CLR 84 Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 Lewis v Combell Constructions Pty Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 528 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 CASES CITED: McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566 McMahon v McMahon (New South Wales Supreme Court, Young J, 2 August 1985) Mohamed v Farah [2004] NSWSC 482 Mudford v Mudford [1947] NZLR 837 R Archibald [1950] QWN 3 Re Julso [1975] 2 NZLR 536 Stiles v Joseph, (NSW Supreme Court, Macready M, 16 December 1996) Vasiljev v Public Trustee [1974] 2 NSWLR 497