Ballenden v Bryant (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 454

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ballenden v Bryant (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 454 Hearing dates: 24 April 2013 Decision date: 02 May 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Pembroke J Decision: See paragraph [15] Catchwords: FINALITY - discretion to review and revise decision and reasons - misapprehension - interests of justice and fairness Legislation Cited: Administration of Estates Act 1925 (UK) Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1884 (Tas) Succession Act 2006 Trustee Act 1925 (UK) Trustee Act 1958 (Vic) Trustees Act 1962 (WA) Trusts Act 1973 (Qld) Cases Cited: Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) a76 CLR 300 Schaeffer v Schaeffer (1994) 36 NSWLR 315 Texts Cited: Ford and Lee, Principles of the Law of Trusts, 2nd ed (1990) Heydon and Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia, 7th ed (2006) Scott et al, Scott and Ascher on Trusts, 5th ed (2011) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: John Paul Ballenden - first plaintiff Christopher Mark Ballenden - second plaintiff J S Ballenden Pty Limited - third plaintiff John Besford Bryant - first defendant Gordan Jeffrey Bryant - second defendant Representation: C E Bevan - for the first, second and third plaintiffs J O Anderson with Mr Di Michael - for the first and second defendants WM Lawyers Pty Limited - for the first, second and third plaintiffs F C Bryant Thomas & Co - for the first and second defendants File Number(s): 2012/264918