David Lombe as trustee of the bankrupt estate of Salah Eddine Dib v Mohamed Dib & Anor [2011] NSWSC 1062

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: David Lombe as trustee of the bankrupt estate of Salah Eddine Dib v Mohamed Dib & Anor [2011] NSWSC 1062 Hearing dates: 26, 27, 28 April & 5 May 2011 Decision date: 09 September 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: Claim dismissed Catchwords: CONTRACT - general contractual principles - offer and acceptance - first party alleges he provides advance to assist in funding purchase of property by others - whether agreement to repay the funds advanced to first party or whether first party agreed to receive other benefits for advance - HELD: no agreement to repay funds advanced - TRUSTS AND TRUSTEES - resulting trust - constructive trust - allegations of resulting trust and constructive trust arising from first party's advance of funds to purchase property in the names of others - whether contrary agreement - HELD: no resulting or constructive trust. Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act, s 54A Real Property Act 1900, s 43 Cases Cited: Chalmers v Pardoe (1963) 1 WLR 677 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101 Khan as trustee for the Kahn Family Trust v Hadid [No 2] [2008] NSWSC 119 Morris v Morris (1982) 1 NSWLR 61 Napier v Public Trustee (WA) (1980) 32 ALR 153 Shepherd v Doolan [2005] NSWSC 42 Walker & Ors v Corboy & Ors (1990) 19 NSWLR 302 Waltons Stores Interstate Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 428-9 Yan v Yang [2008] NSWSC 754 Texts Cited: Jacob's Law of Trust, seventh edition, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, 2006, [1210] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff-Salah Eddine Dib First Defendant-Mohamed Dib Second Defendant-Sanaa Dib Representation: Plaintiff-N. Obrart First and Second Defendants- A.P.Cheshire Plaintiff-Rodney Kent, Kent Attorneys First and Second Defendants-Mahmoud Zreika, Bounce Legal File Number(s): 2009/290839 Publication restriction: No.