Henry John Northey v Jennifer Frances Juul & Anor [2014] NSWSC 464

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Henry John Northey v Jennifer Frances Juul & Anor [2014] NSWSC 464 Hearing dates: 17 & 18 September 2013 Decision date: 28 April 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: See paragraph [204]. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - administration of estates - application for judicial advice - application for indemnity for executors' legal costs from the estate - deceased's daughter and son-in-law sub-divide and renovate her property before her death - deceased gives estate to her seven children in equal shares and appoints two of her children as her executors and trustees - proceedings brought in 2004 by one of the deceased's children against the executors/trustees for wilful default in their duties - executors/trustees fail substantially at first instance in 2005 and 2008 - executors/trustees successful on appeal in 2010 - disputes about the burden of the legal, administration and financial costs of the 2004 litigation. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act ss 56, 98(4)(c) Real Property Act 1900 Trustee Act 1925, ss 5, 59(4), 63 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 42.25 Cases Cited: Armitage v Nurse [1988] Ch 241 Bovaird v Frost [2009] NSWSC 917 Bristowe v Needham (1847) 2 Ph 190 Commissioner of Stamp Duties v Buckle (1998) 192 CLR 226 Dawson v Clarke (1811) 34 ER 311 Dodds v Tuke (1884) 25 Ch D 617 Evans v Evans [1985] 3 All ER 289 Fitzwood Pty Limited v Unique Goal Pty Limited (In Liquidation) (2001) 188 ALR 566 Frost v Bovaird & Ors [2012] 203 FCR 95 Gatsios Holdings v Kritharas Holdings (In Liquidation) [2002] NSWCA 29 Harrison v Mills (1976) 1 NSWLR 42 Harrison v Schipp (No 2) (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Hartigan Nominees Ltd v Rydge (1992) 29 NSWLR 405 Heid v Reliance Finance Corporation (1983) 154 CLR 326 In re Beddoe [1893] 1 Ch 547 In re Dunn [1904] 1 Ch 648 In re Grimthorpe (deceased) [1958] Ch 615 In Re Buckton; Buckton v Buckton [1907] 2 Ch 406 Juul v Northey [2010] NSWCA 211 Kemtron Industries Pty Limited v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) [1984] 1 Qd R 576 In re Llewellin; Llewellin v Williams (1887) 37 Ch D 317 Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Incorporated v His Eminence Petar (2008) 237 CLR 66 Marley v Mutual Security Merchant Bank and Trust Co Ltd [1991] 3 All ER 198 McDonald v Horn [1995] 1 All ER 961 Mead v Watson (as liquidator for Hypec Electronics (2005) 23 ACLC 718 Miller v Cameron (1936) 54 CLR 572 National Trustees Executors and Agency Company of Australasia Limited v Barnes (1941) 64 CLR 268 National Trustees Executors and Agency Co v Dwyer (1940) 63 CLR 1 Northey v Juul [2005] NSWSC 933 Northey v Juul [2008] NSWSC 275 Octavo Investments Pty Limited v Knight (1979) 144 CLR 360 Re Australian Pipeline Limited [2006] NSWSC 1316 Re Dallaway (Deceased) [1982] 3 All ER 118 Re Exchange Securities and Commodities Ltd (No. 2) (1985) BCLC 392 Re Jones; Christmas v Jones [1897] 2 Ch 190 Re March; March v Harris (1884) 27 Ch D 166 Re Spurling's Will Trusts [1966] 1 WLR 920 Stott v Milne (1884) 25 Ch D 710 Turner v Hancock (1882) 20 Ch D 303 Walter v Woodbridge (1878) 7 Ch D 504 Williams v Jones (1886) 34 Ch D 120 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff/Respondent: Henry John Northey First Defendant: Jennifer Frances Juul Second Defendant: James Knight Northey Third Defendant: John Stewart Hunter Fourth Defendant: Richard Booker Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff/Respondent: Ms R. N. Winfield First Defendant: Mr R. Lovas Third & Fourth Defendant: Mr J.S. Drummond Solicitors: Plaintiff: Delwyn Bishop, Delwyn A. Bishop First Defendant: Robert Van Aalst, Murphy's Lawyers Third & Fourth Defendant: John Stewart Hunter, E. H. Tebbutt & Sons Lawyers File Number(s): 2004/184131 Publication restriction: No