BOTROS v FRANK [2013] NSWSC 712

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: BOTROS v FRANK [2013] NSWSC 712 Hearing dates: 31 May 2013 Decision date: 31 May 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Lindsay J Decision: Order that the costs of these proceedings (for the appointment of trustees for sale under the Conveyancing Act 1919 NSW, s 66G) be paid out of the sale proceeds of the property as agreed, or assessed, on the ordinary basis Catchwords: Real property - Statutory trust for sale - Costs - Usual order on applications under s 66G of Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) -Order that costs be paid out of sale proceeds Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 NSW s 66G Civil Procedure Act 2005 NSW Cases Cited: Oshlack V Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 at 81 [22] Dunstan v. Rickwood (No 2) 2007 NSWCA 266; [2007] DFC 95-407 at [38]-[39]. Kardos v Sarbutt (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 206 at [28]-[29] Goldberg v. Goldberg [2000] NSWSC 399 at [9] Hummelstad v Hicks [2006] NSWSC 120; (2006) NSW Conveyancing Reports 56-150 at [54] Spathis v Nanos (No 2) [2008] NSWSC 470 Texts Cited: A G Neville and A W Ashe, Equity Proceedings with Precedents (NSW) (Butterworths, Sydney, 1981) paragraph [1,020] on p 72 E Finnane, H N Newtown v C Wood, Equity Practice and Precedents, Law Book Co, Sydney, 2008) paragraph [18.70] on p 267; P Young, A Cahill and G. Newtown, Annotated Conveyancing and Real Property Legislation NSW (LexisNexis Australia, 2012), paragraph [3121 6.60] on p 111 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Adrianna Johanna Botros (Plaintiff) Anton Zvonko Frank (Defendant) Representation: AE Maroya (Plaintiff) Photios Vouroudis & Co (Plaintiff) File Number(s): 2012/00290656