Carmel Mary Spillane v Denis John Hall [2013] NSWSC 229

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Carmel Mary Spillane v Denis John Hall [2013] NSWSC 229 Hearing dates: 22 March 2013 Decision date: 22 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraph [27] Catchwords: SUCCESSION - executors and administrators - whether executors entitled to refrain from incurring further expense in the administration of the estate until put in funds or granted indemnity - whether proceedings should be presently stayed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 Probate and Administration Act 1898 Succession Act 2006 Cases Cited: Balkin v Peck (1998) 43 NSWLR 706 Bird v Bird (No 4) [2012] NSWSC 648 Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Bone (1976) 135 CLR 233 Countryside (No 3) Pty Ltd v Best [2001] NSWSC 1152 Grace v Grace [2012] NSWSC 976 Hardoon v Belilios [1901] AC 118 Re Atkinson [1971] VR 613 Re Burbidge (No 2) (NSWSC, Young J, 25 June 1993, unreported) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Carmel Mary Spillane (Plaintiff) Denis John Hall (First Defendant) Bruce Burge (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D J Jenkins (Plaintiff) A Lakeman (Defendants) Solicitors: Baker Deane & Nutt (Plaintiff) HWL Ebsworth (Defendants) File Number(s): 2011/370165