Savage v Rogers [2014] NSWSC 41

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Savage v Rogers [2014] NSWSC 41 Hearing dates: 13, 14, 15 and 16 May 2013 Decision date: 12 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Lindsay J Decision: (1) Subject to Order 2, order that the proceedings be dismissed. (2) Order that Caveat No AF813035 be withdrawn forthwith. (3) Order that Graham Savage pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: ESTOPPEL - Equitable estoppel - Proprietary estoppel - not established Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 NSW s 90 Evidence Act 1995 NSW Powers of Attorney Act 2003 NSW Real Property Act 1900 NSW Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, r 36.1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 NSW Cases Cited: Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Delaforce v Simpson-Cook (2010) 78 NSWLR 483 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Derek Ernest Savage, by his tutor Graham Savage (First Plaintiff) Graham Savage as representative of the estate of the late Betty Savage Denise Rogers (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: MW Sneddon with CH Cassimatis (Plaintiffs) JS Drummond (Defendant) Solicitors: Hills Legal (Plaintiffs) Bateman Battersby (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/00019219