Stone v Stone [2014] NSWSC 1655

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stone v Stone [2014] NSWSC 1655 Hearing dates: 24 October 2014 Decision date: 21 November 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Darke J Decision: Trustees for sale appointed pursuant to s 66G of the Conveyancing Act 1919. Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY - co-ownership - appointment of trustees for sale - whether partnership land is "property (other than chattels)" within s 66G of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) - whether partnership land is held in "co-ownership" within s 66G of the Conveyancing Act 1999 (NSW) - whether relief should be declined on discretionary grounds - equitable estoppel

PARTNERSHIP - dissolution - partners subsequently transferring and dealing with partnership assets - partners not seeking orders for winding up or an account - limitation period for seeking an account expired - whether winding up complete

EQUITY - estoppel - estoppel by encouragement - promise to leave land in will - whether detrimental reliance established Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) ss 36A, 54A, 66F(1), 66G NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW) s 16(1)(g) Partnership Act 1892 (NSW) s 22(1) Uniform Civil Procedures Rules r 42.1 Cases Cited: Beale v Trinkler [2007] NSWSC 1058 Bush v Hanlon (Supreme Court (NSW), Young J, 4 August 1998, unrep) Canny Gabriel Castle Jackson Advertising Pty Ltd v Volume Sales (Finance) Pty Ltd [1974] HCA 22; (1974) 131 CLR 321 Delaforce v Simpson-Cook [2010] NSWCA 84; (2010) 78 NSWLR 483 Faitrouni v El Omar [1999] NSWSC 1984 Joseph v Agrey [2011] NSWSC 1601 McCaughey v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) [1914] HCA 45; (1914) 18 CLR 475 Pascoe v Dyason [2011] NSWSC 1217 Reynolds v Medway [2013] NSWSC 206 Short v Crawley (No. 30) [2007] NSWSC 1322 Sidhu v Van Dyke [2014] HCA 19 Stone v Stone [2001] NSWSC 138 Thorner v Major [2009] UKHL 18 Tory v Tory [2007] NSWSC 1078 Watson v Ralph [1982] HCA 35; (1982) 148 CLR 646 Williams v Legg (1993) 29 NSWLR 687 Texts Cited: R P Meagher, J D Heydon and M J Leeming's Equity, Doctrines and Remedies, 4th edition (2002) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Patricia Floramelle Stone by her tutor NSW Trustee and Guardian (plaintiff)