Farrow v Reilly, Estate of Laurence Albert Reilly [2012] NSWSC 1191

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Farrow v Reilly, Estate of Laurence Albert Reilly [2012] NSWSC 1191 Hearing dates: 3 October 2012 Decision date: 15 October 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Associate Justice Macready Decision: (1) dismiss the motion of 15 August 2012 with costs Catchwords: SUCCESSION - family provision and maintenance - extension of time for making claim - whether claim likely to succeed - prejudice to other beneficiaries Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 Testators Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916 Cases Cited: Basto v Basto (NSWSC, Hodgson J, 8 September 1989, unreported) De Winter v Johnstone (NSWCA, 23 August 1995, unreported) Fancett v Ware (NSWSC, Needham J, 3 June 1986, unreported) Guskett (deceased), Re (1947) VLR 212 Massie v Laundy (NSWSC, Young J, 7 February 1986, unreported) Phillips v Quinton (NSWSC, Powell J, 31 March 1988, unreported) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kerry Ann Reilly (applicant) Graeme Douglas Reilly (defendant) Debra Jan Farrow (defendant) Anjala Devi Reilly, Administrator of the Estate of Laurence Albert Reilly (defendant) Representation: D C Price (applicant) R S Bell (defendant) M Lawson (defendant) M Southwick (defendant) Carters Law Firm (applicant) F W Ewart & Ewart Solicitors (defendant) McNamara & Associates (defendant) Grahame W Howe & Co (defendant) File Number(s): 2010 / 137238