Nashaty v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2012] NSWSC 1063

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nashaty v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2012] NSWSC 1063 Hearing dates: 3 September 2012 Decision date: 11 September 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: (a) The Plaintiff's Summons is dismissed. (b) The Plaintiff should pay the Defendant's costs of the proceedings as assessed or agreed, such costs to be calculated on the ordinary basis; to the extent that there is a difference between the costs recovered from the Plaintiff, and the Defendant's costs calculated on the indemnity basis, they should be paid out of the estate of the deceased. (c) The Exhibits should be returned. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - The Plaintiff, a son of the deceased, seeks family provision order - very small estate - competing claimant - widow of the deceased of short marriage - Jurisdiction - need for cogent evidence of Plaintiff's financial circumstances before jurisdiction is established - Failure to disclose complete financial and material circumstances - Summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Family Provision Act 1982 Probate and Administration Act 1898 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 Succession Act 2006 Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Allardice v Allardice, In re Allardice, (1910) 29 NZLR 959 Andrew v Andrew [2011] NSWSC 115 Auckland City Mission v Brown [2002] 2 NZLR 651 Bartlett v Coomber [2008] NSWCA 100 Blore v Lang (1960) 104 CLR 124 Bondelmonte v Blanckensee [1989] WAR 305 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1938] AC 463 Buckland Deceased, Re [1966] VR 404 Butcher v Craig [2009] WASC 164 Cairns v Cairns [2006] NSWSC 364 Christie v Manera [2006] WASC 287 Collings v Vakas [2006] NSWSC 393 Collins v McGain [2003] NSWCA 190 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 50 ALJR 539 Crossman v Riedel [2004] ACTSC 127 Devereaux-Warnes v Hall [No 3] [2007] WASCA 235; (2007) 35 WAR 127 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Edgar v Public Trustee for the Northern Territory [2011] NTSC 5 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Ford v Simes [2009] NSWCA 351 Foye v Foye [2008] NSWSC 1305 Gardiner v Gardiner (NSWSC, 28 May 1998, unreported) Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Hampson v Hampson [2010] NSWCA 359 Harris, In Re (1936) 5 SASR 497 Hawkins v Prestage (1989) 1 WAR 37 Hill v Buckley [2008] NSWSC 1374 Hughes v National Trustees Executors and Agency Co. of Australasia Ltd (1979) 143 CLR 134 Hunter v Hunter (1987) 8 NSWLR 573 Hyland v Burbidge [2000] NSWSC 12 Kay v Archbold [2008] NSWSC 254 Keep v Bourke [2012] NSWCA 64 Kembrey v Cuskelly [2008] NSWSC 262 Kleinig v Neal (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 532 Lathwell v Lathwell [2008] WASCA 256 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566 McGrath v Eves [2005] NSWSC 1006 MacGregor v MacGregor [2003] WASC 169 Magill v Magill [2006] HCA 51; (2006) 226 CLR 551 Marks v Marks [2003] WASCA 297 Marshall v Carruthers; Marshall v Marshall [2002] NSWCA 47 Mayfield v Lloyd-Williams [2004] NSWSC 419 Mikan v Velcic (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 505 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] HCA 66; (1992) 67 ALJR 170 Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 361 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1962) 107 CLR 9 Puckridge, Deceased, In the Estate of (1978) 20 SASR 72 Savic v Kim [2010] NSWSC 1401 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Stiles v Joseph (NSWSC, 16 December 1996, unreported) Stott v Cook (1960) 33 ALJR 447 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Vigolo v Bostin [2005] HCA 11; (2005) 221 CLR 191 Walker v Walker (NSWSC, Young J, 17 May 1996, unreported) Warner v Hung, in the matter of Bellpac Pty Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (In Liquidation) (No 2) [2011] FCA 1123 Worladge v Doddridge (1957) 97 CLR 1 Worsley v Solomon [2008] NSWSC 444 Zuckerman v Public Trustee, In re Green, deceased [1951] NZLR 135 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Frank Nashaty (Plaintiff) NSW Trustee & Guardian (Defendant) Representation: Mr J Drummond (Plaintiff) Mr G A Rich (Defendant) Scully Legal (Plaintiff) Avoca Beach Law (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/377558