Brand v Brand [2015] NSWSC 52

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Brand v Brand [2015] NSWSC 52 Hearing dates: 4 February 2015 Date of orders: 11 February 2015 Decision date: 11 February 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Pembroke J Decision: See paragraph [39] Catchwords: SUCCESSION – family provision order – application by two adult sons of testator SUCCESSION – family provision order – freedom of testamentary disposition SUCCESSION – family provision order – factors to be taken into account when making family provision order – appropriate order Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308 Bosch v Perpetual Trustee Co (Ltd) [1983] AC 463 Goodman v Windeyer (1980) 144 CLR 490 Goodswell v Wellington [2011] NSWSC 1232 Gwenda Jane Toth v Ronda Sedelia Graham [2014] NSWSC 393 Madden-Smith v Madden (Estate of the late Doris Linda Madden) [2012] NSWSC 146 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales (1961-62) 107 CLR 9 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201 Verzar v Verzar [2014] NSWCA 45 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191 Wilcox v Wilcox [2012] NSWSC 1138 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2014/007630 Peter Leslie Brand - plaintiff George Charles Brand - defendant 2014/155212 Stephen John Brand - plaintiff George Charles Brand - defendant Representation: Counsel: 2014/007630 M M Pringle – for the plaintiff R L Wilkinson – for the defendant 2014/155212 R E Quickenden – for the plaintiff R L Wilkinson – for the defendant