De Blac v Lo [2014] NSWSC 142

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: De Blac v Lo [2014] NSWSC 142 Hearing dates: 12 - 13 February 2014; written submissions 17 and 21 February 2014 Decision date: 27 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Separate questions answered Catchwords: SUCCESSION - family provision - whether beneficial interest in property forms part of deceased's estate - whether beneficial interest in property forms part of the notional estate; EQUITY - real property - beneficial interest - whether defendant, sister of the deceased, acquired a beneficial interest in the property - whether deceased estopped from denying that defendant acquired such interest; ESTOPPEL - equitable estoppel - estoppel by representation Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 Succession Act 2006 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Chang v Registrar of Titles (1976) 137 CLR 177 Kastrounis v Foundouradakis [2012] NSWSC 264 Khalid v Perpetual Limited [2012] NSWCA 153 McBride v Sandland (1918) 25 CLR 69 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 Texts Cited: N Sneddon, R Bigwood and M Ellinghaus, Cheshire and Fifoot Law of Contract, 10th Aust ed (2012) Category: Separate question Parties: Iain Joseph Malcolm Alain De Blac (Plaintiff) Shui Ying Lo (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G E Underwood (Plaintiff) J B King (Defendant) Solicitors: Malouf Solicitors (Plaintiff) Gregory Falk & Associates (Defendant) File Number(s): SC 2013/251443 Publication restriction: Nil