Southwell v Bennett [2010] NSWSC 1372

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Southwell v Bennett [2010] NSWSC 1372

HEARING DATE(S) : 5 November 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 1 December 2010

JUDGMENT OF : Hallen AsJ

DECISION : Defendant's application for separate determination dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - De facto relationships - Adjustment of property interests - Whether order should be made for the determination of a separate question - Separate determination not appropriate

Civil Procedure Act 2005 LEGISLATION CITED : Property (Relationships) Act 1984 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

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