Junge v Junge [2013] NSWSC 1842

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Junge v Junge [2013] NSWSC 1842 Hearing dates: 22 October 2013 Decision date: 11 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Darke J Decision: Parties to bring in Short Minutes Catchwords: TRUSTS - resulting trust - by provision of purchase money - no direct evidence of source of funds - assertions as to source of funds not contradicted - evidence sufficient to establish resulting trust

CONTRACT - negotiations between husband and wife in context of matrimonial dispute - whether concluded agreement reached - intention to create legal relations - binding agreement established

CONTRACT - promise made by A to B to ensure that interest in land becomes property of B or C - B predeceases A - whether agreement lapses - promise remains able to be performed - specific performance of promise

ESTOPPEL - promise made by A to B to ensure that upon death interest in land becomes property of B or C - A makes will inconsistent with promise - whether failure of C to complain about will gives rise to estoppel precluding enforcement of promise - no estoppel found Legislation Cited: Limitation Act 1969 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Barns v Barns [2003] HCA 9; (2003) 214 CLR 169 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council [2001] NSWCA 61; (2001) 53 NSWLR 153 Brown v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWCA 431 Byrne v Australian Airlines Limited [1995] HCA 24;(1995) 185 CLR 410 Dalton v Ellis [2005] NSWSC 1252; (2005) 65 NSWLR 134 Delaforce v Simpson-Cook [2010] NSWCA 84; (2010) 78 NSWLR 483 Drummond v Registrar of Probates (SA) [1918] HCA 58; (1918) 25 CLR 318 Hendriks v McGeoch [2008] NSWCA 53 Integrated Computer Services Pty Ltd v Digital Equipment Corporation (Aust) Ltd (1988) 5 BPR 11,110 Maddock v Registrar of Titles (Vic)[1915] HCA 10; (1915) 19 CLR 681 Nguyen v Cosmopolitan Homes [2008] NSWCA 246 Varma v Varma [2010] NSWSC 786 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Theodor Linden Junge (Plaintiff) June Peggy Junge (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Gorrick (Plaintiff) D Liebhold (Defendant) Solicitors: Phillip Boyce & Associates (Plaintiff) Turner Freeman Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2012/116323 Publication restriction: Nil