Walsh v Walsh [2012] NSWCA 57

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Walsh v Walsh [2012] NSWCA 57 Hearing dates: 8 March 2012 Decision date: 29 March 2012 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Meagher JA at [2] Barrett JA at [35] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) The appellant pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: ESTOPPEL - equitable proprietary estoppel - co-owners of rice growing property and shares with attached water entitlements - respondent purchased appellant's interest in property on understanding encouraged by appellant that would also obtain his interest in shares - whether respondent would suffer detriment from change of position in reliance on encouraged expectation if that expectation repudiated. REMEDIES - equitable proprietary estoppel - whether respondent entitled to have encouraged expectation made good. Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 Testator's Family Maintenance Act 1916 Water Act 2007 (Cth) Cases Cited: Austotel Pty Ltd v Franklins Self-Serve Pty Ltd (1989) 16 NSWLR 582 Barnes v Alderton [2008] NSWSC 107; (2008) 13 BPR 25,281 Delaforce v Simpson-Cook [2010] NSWCA 84; (2010) 78 NSWLR 483 Donis v Donis [2007] VSCA 89; (2007) 19 VR 577 Gillett v Holt [2001] Ch 210 Giumelli v Giumelli [1999] HCA 10; (1999) 196 CLR 101 Grundt v Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mines Ltd (1937) 59 CLR 641 Plimmer v Mayor of Wellington (1884) 9 App Cas 695 Ramsden v Dyson (1866) LR 1 HL 129 Riches v Hogben [1985] 2 Qd R 292 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher [1988] HCA 7; (1988) 164 CLR 387 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Graham Ernest Walsh (Appellant) Maurice Geoffrey Walsh (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Hall (Hall Partners, Strathfield) (Appellant) Dr G C Dempsey (Respondent) Solicitors: Hall Partners, Strathfield (Appellant) Noyce Salmon & D'Aquino, Griffith (Respondent) File Number(s): CA 2009/291730 Decision under appeal Citation: Walsh v Walsh [2011] NSWSC 271 Date of Decision: 2011-04-07 00:00:00 Before: Slattery J File Number(s): SC 2009/5696