GEL Custodians Pty Limited v The Estate of the late Geoffrey Francis Wells [2013] NSWSC 973

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: GEL Custodians Pty Limited v The Estate of the late Geoffrey Francis Wells [2013] NSWSC 973 Hearing dates: 19 July 2013 Decision date: 02 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: Amended Notice of Motion filed 19 July 2013 dismissed Catchwords: PROCEDURE - parties - identity of proper defendant - claim for possession of land for mortgage default - mortgagor dies after default and before proceedings commenced - deceased dies leaving will appointing Public Trustee as executor - no representation in the deceased estate - whether NSW Trustee and Guardian is proper defendant - s 61 Probate and Administration Act - persons interested in the estate - whether ancillary orders should be made giving notice of proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing Act 1919 Federal Court Rules Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948 Limitation Act 1969 National Credit Code Probate and Administration Act 1898 Public Trustee Act (WA) 1941 Real Property Act 1900 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Andrews v Hogan [1952] HCA 37; (1952) 86 CLR 223 Atsas v Gertsch [1998] NSWSC 522 Bone v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (1974) 132 CLR 38 Brown v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWCA 431 Byers v Overton Investments Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1761 Colquhoun v Graffione (Administrator) in the matter of Colquhoun [2000] FCA 325 Darrington v Caldbeck (1990) 20 NSWLR 212 Ex parte Callan; re Smith [1968] 1 NSW R 443 Ex parte Newlands Brothers Pty Ltd; Re Kenniff (1955) 56 SR (NSW) 35 Ex parte Public Trustee; re Birch (1951) 51 SR (NSW) 345 Foy v Public Trustee (1942) 64 SR (NSW) 209 Fred Long & Son Ltd v Burgess [1950] 1 KB 115 Gertsch v Roberts (1993) 35 NSWLR 631 Laybutt v Amoco Australia Pty Ltd (1974) 132 CLR 57 Hawkins v Barkley-Brown [2010] NSWSC 48 Holloway v Public Trustee (1959) 59 SR (NSW) 308 In re Broughton (1902) 19 WN (NSW) 69 In the Will of Sheppard [1972] 2 NSWLR 714 Manchester Airport Plc v Dutton [2000] QB 133 Marshall v D G Sundin & Co Ltd (1989) 16 NSWLR 463 Moodie v Hosegood [1952] AC 61 Perpetual Trustee Co. Ltd v The Public Trustee (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 546 Re Cameron; Cameron v Public Trustee [1982] WAR 55 Re Joe Hart Deceased; Smith v Clarke [1963] NSWR 627 Tomko v Palasty (No. 2) [2007] NSWCA 369; (2007) 71 NSWLR 61 Scallan v Scallan [2001] NSWSC 1129 Sergei Ivanovski v Walter Perdacher [2009] NSWSC 913 Smith v Mather [1948] 2 KB 212 Spark v Meers [1971] 2 NSWLR 1 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: GEL Custodians Pty Limited (Plaintiff) The Estate of the late Geoffrey Francis Wells (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Michael Collins (Plaintiff) No appearance (Defendant) Solicitors: Gadens Lawyers (Plaintiff) No appearance (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/31250