Wilcox v Wilcox (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 88

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wilcox v Wilcox (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 88 Hearing dates: 10, 11, 12 & 13 February 2014 Decision date: 21 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Pembroke J Decision: See paragraph [38] Catchwords: SUCCESSION - family provision - claim by grandson from grandfather's estate - estate left to claimant's mother SUCCESSION - family provision - appropriate order EVIDENCE - expert - court appointed expert - under-utilisation - utility and desirability Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Abbey National Mortgages Plc v Key Surveyors Nationwide Ltd [1996] EWCA Civ J0205-1; [1996] 1 WLR 1534 AMP Capital Investors Limited v Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1633 Cooper v Dungan (1976) 50 ALJR 539 Gorton v Parks (1989) 17 NSWLR 1 Newark Pty Ltd v Civil & Civic Pty Ltd (1987) 75 ALR 350 Nicholas v Nicholas [2013] NSWSC 697 Slack v Rogan [2013] NSWSC 522 Wilcox v Wilcox [2012] NSWSC 1138 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robert William Wilcox - first plaintiff Benjamin Ian Alexander Wilcox - second plaintiff Patricia Anne Wilcox - defendant Representation: Counsel: B G Docking - for the first plaintiff J L Glissan QC with Ms T Catanzariti - for the second plaintiff B J Skinner - for the defendant Solicitors: Andrews & Co Lawyers Pty Ltd - for the first plaintiff Brydens Lawyers Pty Limited - for the second plaintiff Newnhams Solicitors - for the defendant File Number(s): 2010/426690