Harkness v Harkness [2011] NSWSC 1421

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Harkness v Harkness [2011] NSWSC 1421 Hearing dates: 22 November 2011; 16 December 2011 (Plaintiff's application for leave to re-open) Decision date: 19 December 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: (a) Order that the Plaintiff's Summons be dismissed. (b) In the event that the parties are unable to agree on costs, adjourn the matter for further submissions to a date suitable to the parties and the Court. Catchwords: Proceedings commenced by the sister of the deceased for a family provision order - Defendant is the brother of the deceased and the executor named in the deceased's Will - Question whether the Plaintiff was a person with whom the deceased was living in a close personal relationship at the time of the deceased's death Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 Succession Act 2006 Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 Cases Cited: Allardice, In re, Allardice v Allardice (1909) 29 NZLR 959 Barlevy v Nadolski [2011] NSWSC 129 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Brown v Faggoter [1998] NSWCA 44 Chao v Chao (No 2) [2008] NSWSC 612 Churton v Christian (1988) 13 NSWLR 241 Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 50 ALJR 539 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall [No 3] [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Dridi v Fillmore [2001] NSWSC 319 Evans v Levy [2011] NSWCA 125 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Fulop Deceased, Re (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Hayes v Marquis [2008] NSWCA 10 Hughes v Charlton [2008] NSWSC 467 Hughes v National Trustees, Executors and Agency Co of Australasia Ltd [1979] HCA 2; (1979) 143 CLR 134 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566 Marsh-Johnson v Hillcoat [2008] NSWSC 1337 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 Palaganio v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 Penfold v Perpetual Trustee [2002] NSWSC 648 Permanent Trustee Company v Fraser (1995) 36 NSWLR 24 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1961) 107 CLR 9 Popescu v Borun [2011] NSWSC 1532 Porthouse v Bridge [2007] NSWSC 686 Przewoznik v Scott [2005] NSWSC 74 Puckridge, Deceased, In the Estate of (1978) 20 SASR 72 Richardson v Kidd [2002] NSWSC 306 Rojo Building Pty Ltd v Jillcris Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 309 Samsley v Barnes [1990] NSWCA 161; (1991) DFC 95-100 Sharpless v Mckibbin [2007] NSWSC 1498 Singer v Berghouse (No 2) [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201 Smith v NSW Bar Association [1992] HCA 36; (1992) 176 CLR 256 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 The Movie Network Channels Pty Ltd v Optus Vision Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 132 Thompson v The Public Trustee of New South Wales [2010] NSWSC 1137 Tsivinsky v Tsivinsky [1991] NSWCA 269 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191 Walker v Walker (NSWSC, 17 May 1996, unreported) Ye v Fung [2006] NSWSC 243 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary