Popovski v Kenjar; Hafizovic & Anor v Kenjar [2011] NSWSC 731

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Popovski v Kenjar; Hafizovic & Anor v Kenjar [2011] NSWSC 731 Hearing dates: 30 June 2011 Decision date: 22 July 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: Order that the time for the making of Ms Hafizovic's application be extended to the date of the filing of her Summons. Order that provision of 25 per cent of the value of the net proceeds of sale of the Liverpool unit after the payment of costs of these proceedings be provided for Ms Hafizovic out of the estate of the deceased. That provision should be borne out of residue, with the result that the Defendant will receive 30 per cent and the Plaintiff, Senada, by the Official Trustee in Bankruptcy, will receive 45 per cent of the net proceeds of sale of the Liverpool unit after the payment of costs of the proceedings. Order that the claim of Ms Popovic be dismissed, with costs. Order that the amended Summons, so far as it relates to the Plaintiff, Ms Bjelic, be dismissed, with costs. Order that Ms Hafizovic's costs, calculated on the ordinary basis, and the Defendant's costs, calculated on the indemnity basis, be paid out of the estate of the deceased (i.e. out of the proceeds of sale of the Liverpool unit). Catchwords: Two different proceedings, three claims for a family provision order made - Proceedings heard together, with evidence in one being evidence in the other - First application by child of deceased by her first marriage - Second application made by two children of deceased by different subsequent marriages - Defendant in each proceedings is executor named in the Will, a son, of the deceased by another marriage, and is brother and half blood of each of the Plaintiffs - Deceased left a Will, Probate of which was granted, to the Defendant Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Family Provision Act 1982 Inheritance (Family and Dependants Provision) Act 1972 (WA) NSW Succession Act 2006 Probate & Administration Act 1898 Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 Testators Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916 Cases Cited: 7Steel Building Solutions Pty Ltd v Wright [2011] FCA 328 Bishop (dec'd), Re [1952] VLR 543 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Burton v Moss [2010] NSWSC 163 Campbell v Chabert-McKay [2010] NSWSC 859 Cetojevic v Cetojevic [2006] NSWSC 431 Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 50 ALJR 539 Daemar v Industrial Commission of New South Wales (No 2) (1990) 22 NSWLR 178; (1990) 99 ALR 789 De Winter v Johnstone (NSWCA, 23 August 1995, unreported), Devereaux-Warnes v Hall [No 3] [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Durham v Durham [2010] NSWSC 389 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Ford v Simes [2009] NSWCA 351 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Gosden v Dixon (1992) 107 ALR 329 Hampson v Hampson [2010] NSWCA 359 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 John v John [2010] NSWSC 937 Kalmar v Kalmar; Estate of Kalmar [2006] NSWSC 437 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Lathwell, Gwenythe Muriel, as Executrix of the Estate of Gilbert Thorley Lathwell (Dec) v Lathwell [2008] WASCA 256 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 McKenzie v Topp [2004] VSC 90 McLeod v Johns [1981] 1 NSWLR 347 McMaster, Re; Ex parte McMaster [1991] FCA 598; (1991) 33 FCR 70 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 Metherell v Public Trustee in its Capacity as Executor of the Estate of the late Patricia Helen Peek [2010] WASC 205 Metherell v Public Trustee in its Capacity as Executor of the Estate of the late Patricia Helen Peek [No 2] [2011] WASC 48 Moore-McQuillan v Scott [2006] FCA 63 Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 361 Official Receiver in Bankruptcy v Schultz [1990] HCA 45; (1990) 170 CLR 306 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1961) 107 CLR 9 Puckridge, Deceased, In the Estate of (1978) 20 SASR 72 Samsley v Barnes [1990] NSWCA 161; (1991) DFC 95-100 Singer v Berghouse (No 2) [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Stoker (Trustee), in the matter of Starr (Bankrupt) v Starr [2011] FCA 746 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Union-Fidelity Trustee Co of Australia Ltd v Montgomery [1976] 31 NSWLR 134 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191 Walker v Walker (NSWSC, 17 May 1996, unreported) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alma Popovski (Plaintiff in proceedings 2010/132208) Eddi Kenjar (executor of Estate of the late Asima Konic) (Defendant in proceedings 2010/132208) Aida Hafizovic (aka Sharon Hafizovic) (first Plaintiff in proceedings 2010/324653) Senada Bjelic (second Plaintiff in proceedings 2010/324653) Edward Kenjar (Defendant in proceedings 2010/324653) Representation: Ms E Glover (Plaintiff in proceedings 2010/132208) Mr J Smith (Defendant in proceedings 2010/132208) Mr L Ellison SC (Plaintiffs in proceedings 2010/324653) Mr J Smith (Defendant in proceedings 2010/324653) Marsdens Law Group (Plaintiff in proceedings 2010/132208) Ronald S. Czinner & Co (Defendant in proceedings 2010/132208) Mosca & Scott (Plaintiffs in proceedings 2010/324653) Ronald S. Czinner & Co (Defendant in proceedings 2010/324653) File Number(s): 2010/132208; 2010/324653