NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Susann Simpson-Cook v William John Martin Delaforce [2009] NSWSC 357
HEARING DATE(S) : 19 March 2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 11 May 2009
JUDGMENT OF : Bergin CJ in Eq
DECISION : Plaintiff entitled to transfer of Property
CATCHWORDS : [PROPRIETARY ESTOPPEL] - Whether the plaintiff established detrimental reliance on assurances - [DETRIMENT] - Where right is foregone - whether plaintiff must show that there was a real chance of achieving a better outcome had right been enforced - [RELIEF] - Whether expected state of affairs should be made good - [FAMILY PROVISION] - Whether deceased's assurances are to be taken into account - whether plaintiff has established an entitlement to provision
LEGISLATION CITED : Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW)
Dillwyn v Llewelyn [1861 – 73] ALL ER Rep 384 Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385 Gillett v Holt [2001] Ch 210 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101 CASES CITED : Olsson v Dyson (1969) 120 CLR 365 Plimmer v Mayor of Wellington (1884) 9 App Cas 699 Ramsden v Dyson (1866) LR 1 HL 129 Sledmore v Dalby (1996) 72 P & CR 196 CA Taylor v Dickens & Anor (1998) 1 FLR 806 Vukic v Luca Grbin & Ors; Estate of Zvonko Grbin [2006] NSWSC 41
TEXTS CITED : Meagher Gummow & Lehane's Equity Doctrines and Remedies, 4th Edition Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 14th Edition
PARTIES : Susann Simpson-Cook (Plaintiff) William John Martin Delaforce (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4407 of 2007
COUNSEL : S Galitsky (Plaintiff) R Jefferis (Defendant)
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