Barel v Segal (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1054

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Barel v Segal (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1054 Hearing dates: 3 and 4 September 2012 Decision date: 21 September 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Pembroke J Decision: See paragraph [57] Catchwords: CONVEYANCING - Conveyancing Act 1919, Section 66G(4) - "more beneficial" - not solely referable to comparative economic benefit CONVEYANCING - Conveyancing Act 1919, Section 66G(4) - exercise of discretion - planning issues capable of being resolved under process set out in Section 66G(5) do not prevent order under Section 66G(4) CONVEYANCING - Conveyancing Act 1919, Section 66F(3) - "equality money" - meaning and purpose - no application to facts CONVEYANCING - co-owners of property - "occupation fee" - meaning and purpose - only available where one co-owner is in sole occupation CONVEYANCING - Conveyancing Act 1919, Section 66G(3) - at least two individual trustees required for statutory trust for partition PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - adoption of referee's report - approach to be determined according to nature and circumstances of the case - appropriate to correct clear mistakes - whether evidence before referee supported finding made COSTS - Civil Procedure Act, 2005, Section 98(4) - appropriate case for making gross and fixed sum costs order - factors relevant Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing Act 1919 Interpretation Act 1987 Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 Cases Cited: Barel v Segal (No 1) [2011] NSWSC 1181 Bellevard Constructions Pty Ltd v Energy Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 228 Built Environs Pty Ltd v Saunders International Ltd [2012] SASC 111 Chatterton v Chatterton (1989) 52 SASR 337 Chocolate Factory Apartments Limited v Westpoint Finance Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 784 Cordon Investments v Lesdor Properties Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 184 Croghan v Grosvenor (1991) 57 SASR 454 Dunston v Dunston (unreported, New South Wales Supreme Court, Cohen M, 14 September 1983) Forgeard v Shanahan (1994) 35 NSWLR 206 Ireland v Retallack (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1096 Luke v Luke (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 310 Ryan v Dries [2002] NSWCA 3 McCormick v McCormick [1921] NZLR 384 McMahon v Public Curator (Qld) [1952] St R Qd 197 Shannon v North East Wiradjuri Co Ltd (No 3) [2012] FAC 106 T S Swaminatha v Official Receiver [1957] 44 AIR (SC) 577 Wenco Industrial Pty Ltd v WW Industries [2009] VSCA 191 Texts Cited: Story, Equity Jurisprudence (14th ed, 1918) Butt, Land Law (6th ed, 2010) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Elie Barel - plaintiff Phillip Segal - defendant Representation: Counsel: J Van Aalst - for the plaintiff G Waugh - for the defendant Solicitors: Coopers Lawyers - for the plaintiff Low Doherty & Stratford - for the defendant File Number(s): 2010/412807