Tanya Tadrous v Michael Tadrous [2010] NSWSC 1388

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Tanya Tadrous v Michael Tadrous [2010] NSWSC 1388

HEARING DATE(S) : 24, 25, 26 and 29 November 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 3 December 2010

JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : Pembroke J

DECISION : See paragraph [66]

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - no intention to create legal relations - family and social situation - no presumption - EQUITABLE CHARGE - principles and application - COMPOUND INTEREST - equitable jurisdiction - EVIDENCE - credibility - absence of corroboration - principle in Watson v Foxman

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Balfour v Balfour [1919] 2 KB 571 Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Chidiac v Maatouk [2010] NSWSC 386 Cohen v Cohen (1929) 42 CLR 91 Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community (2002) 209 CLR 95 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 201 Health Care Complaints Commission v Litchfield (1997) 41 NSWLR 630 Henderson v Miles (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 867 Hewett v Court (1983) 149 CLR 639 Hungerfords v Walker (1988) 171 CLR 125 CASES CITED : Jeans v Cleary [2006] NSWSC 647 Jones v Padavatton [1969] 1 WLR 328 Morris v Morris [1982] 1 NSWLR 61 Muchinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 Pennie v Pennie [2010] NSWSC 565 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Nikolaides [2007] NSWCA 73 Stephenson Nominees Pty Ltd v Official Receiver (1987) 16 FCR 536 Talacko v Talacko [2009] VSC 579 Thomas v SMP International (No 4) [2010] NSWSC 984 Thomas v SMP International (No 6) [2010] NSWSC 1311 Ex parte Tzioniolis re The Medical Practitioners Act (1966) 84 WN (Pt 2) (NSW) 275 Watson v Foxman (1995) 45 NSWLR 315