Arnott v Kiss [2014] NSWSC 1385

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Arnott v Kiss [2014] NSWSC 1385 Hearing dates: 30 September 2014 Decision date: 14 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: See Paragraphs [8], [67], [68] and [69] Catchwords: SUCCESSION - JUDICIAL ADVICE - WILL CONSTRUCTION - Clause determining the manner in which residue of the deceased's estate would be dealt with - Whether Clause operated to cause residue to vest in interest in named beneficiaries from the date of deceased's death or whether a gift subject to a contingency - Rule in Saunders v Vautier - Whether a "class gift" Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Austin v Wells [2008] NSWSC 1266 Coorey v Coorey (Supreme Court (NSW), Powell J, 22 February 1986, unrep) CPT Custodian v Commissioner of State Revenue [2005] HCA 53; (2005) 224 CLR 98 Duffield v Duffield (1829) 3 Bligh (NS) 260; 4 ER 1334 Dwight v Commissioner of Taxation (1992) 37 FCR 178 Fairbairn v Varvaressos [2010] NSWCA 234 Fell v Fell [1922] HCA 55; (1922) 31 CLR 268 Glenn v Commissioner of Land Tax (Cth) [1915] HCA 57; (1915) 20 CLR 490 Hatzantonis v Lawrence [2003] NSWSC 914 Hickling v Fair [1899] AC 15 In re Francis [1905] 2 Ch 295 In re Hume, Public Trustee v Mabey [1912] 1 Ch 693 In re Ussher, Foster v Ussher [1922] 2 Ch 321 In the Estate of Epheser, Deceased [2008] SASC 311 Jenkins v Stewart [1906] HCA 35; (1906) 3 CLR 799 Kingsbury v Walter [1901] AC 187 Krstic v State Trustees Ltd [2012] VSC 344 Leake v Robinson (1817) 35 ER 979 Lockrey v Ferris [2011] NSWSC 179 Marks v Pope [2001] NSWSC 105 Muir v Winn [2009] NSWSC 857 Peoples v Simpson [2005] NSWSC 355 Re Butler [1980] QdR 601 Saunders v Vautier [1841] EWHC Ch J 82; [1842] EngR 629; (1841) 4 Beav 115; (1841) Cr & Ph 240; 41 ER 482 Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited v Marshall [2014] TASSC 26 Warton v Yeo [2014] NSWSC 494 Texts Cited: G L Certoma, The Law of Succession in New South Wales (3rd ed, 1997, Thomson Reuters Lawbook Co) Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th ed, vol 50 J D Heydon and M J Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia (7th ed, 2006, LexisNexis) J McGhee QC, Snell's Equity (31st ed, 2005, Sweet & Maxwell) P Nygh and P Butt, Butterworths Australian Legal Dictionary (1997, LexisNexis) T G Feeney, The Canadian Law of Wills (3rd ed, 1987, Butterworths) W J Williams, C H Sherrin, R F D Barlow and R A Wallington, Williams' Law Relating to Wills (6th ed, 1987, Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Arnott (first Plaintiff) Charles Park White (second Plaintiff) Andrew Mark Kiss (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D M Flaherty (Plaintiffs) Mr D Neggo (Defendant) Solicitors: Arnotts Lawyers (Plaintiffs) Jackson Lalic Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/247217