The Estate of Helen Manning Shave [2012] NSWSC 1428

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Estate of Helen Manning Shave [2012] NSWSC 1428 Hearing dates: 30, 31 October 2012 Decision date: 23 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Probate List Before: Windeyer AJ Decision: See para 96 of the judgment Catchwords: WILLS, PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION - disputes between executors and between executors and one beneficiary - claim for costs by solicitor executor - costs included items for executorial work - moderation of costs by Registrar - whether solicitor executor should indemnify estate for moderated costs allowed to co-executor - WILLS, PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION - application for commission for both executors - whether commission should not be allowed to solicitor executor or reduced due to his conduct Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Cases Cited: Foord v Brock [2005] NSWCA 156 Union Bank of Australia v Harrison Jones and Devlin Limited (1910) 11 CLR 492 Charlton v Durham (1868-69) LR. 4 Ch.App 433 Simpson v Gutteridge (1816) 1 Madd 609 Langevad v Langevad; Estate E J Langevad (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Hodgson J, 14 March 1997) Will of Holmes (1989) 15 VLR 734 Re Adams (1905) 24 NZLR 892 Re Edmondson (1907) 26 NZLR 1404 Walters; Re estate of Dibbs [2006] NSWSC 1277 Re Zyngol (1958) 75 WN (NSW) 241 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gillian Barbara Shave - First Plaintiff David William Brown - Second Plaintiff Charles Edward Bradley Shave - Defendant Representation: J.E. Armfield - First Plaintiff A.J. Bulley - Second Plaintiff S.F. Hughes - Defendant Maurice Buckley C T Poole & Son - First Plaintiff DLA Piper Australia - Second Plaintiff TressCox Lawyers - Defendant File Number(s): 2008/300592