Michael Senno v Natasha Bailey [2011] NSWSC 679

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Michael Senno v Natasha Bailey [2011] NSWSC 679 Hearing dates: Wednesday 22 June 2011 Decision date: 15 August 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Macready AsJ Decision: Leave to apply for orders for a property settlement pursuant to part 3 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1984. Costs of the motion are to be the parties' costs in the cause, subject to an application for a different costs order made within seven days of today's date. Catchwords: Adjustment of property interests pursuant to section 20 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1984 - application for extension of time - leave sought to commence substantive proceedings - whether an occupation fee should be taken in to consideration - defendant won the domestic home in a competition Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 Defacto Relationships Act 1984 Family Law Act 1975 Lotteries and Art Unions Act 1901 Property Law Act 1958 (Vic) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 Cases Cited: Beavan v Fallshaw (1992) 15 Fam L R 686 Booth v Ward [2007] VSC 364 Bilous v Mudaliar [2006] NSWCA 38 De Gallo v Fredrikson (2000) 27 Fam LR 162 Forgeard v Shanahan (1994) 35 NSWLR 206 Hartley Poynton Ltd v Ali (2005) 11 VR 568 Hedley v Hedley (2009) FLC 93-413 Luke v Luke (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 310 McKay v McKay [2008] NSWSC 177 Michaelopouos v Pomering [2004] NSWSC 939 Ryan v Dries [2002] NSWCA 3 Selmore v Bull [2005] NSWCA 365 Waring v Ellis (2005) 13 BPR 24,459 White v O'Neil [2010] NSWSC 1193 Whitford, In the marriage of (1979) FLC 90-612 Wright v Gibbons (1949) 78 CLR 313 Zwernemann v Conaty (Bergin J, NSW Supreme Court, 13 April 1999, unreported) Zyk, In the marriage of (1995) FLC 92-644 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff/applicant - Michael Senno Defendant/respondent - Natasha Bailey Representation: Counsel Mr Morris (for the plaintiff/applicant) Mr A Hourigan (for the defendant/respondent) Solicitors Kazi Portolesi Lawyers (for the plaintiff/applicant) Farshad Amirbeaggi, of Yates Beaggi Lawyers (for the defendant/respondent) File Number(s): 2011/107896