Magur v Brydon [2014] NSWSC 1931

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Magur v Brydon [2014] NSWSC 1931 Hearing dates: 25 September 2014 Date of orders: 05 December 2014 Decision date: 05 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Robb J Decision: (1) Proposed orders are as set out in par 153.

(2) Date to be fixed to deal with the issue of costs. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – family provision and maintenance – failure by testator to make sufficient provision for applicant – applicant and deceased estranged – formerly loving relationship – applicant provided assistance in deceased's business – applicant not responsible for estrangement – costs of proceedings – where amount of costs incurred forms an unusual proportion of the value of the estate – attitude of Court Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56(1), 99 Succession Act 2006 (NSW) ss 3, 57(1)(c), 58(2), 59, 60(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA Aubrey v Kain [2014] NSWSC 15 Blore v Lang (1960) 104 CLR 124 Butler v Morris [2012] NSWSC 748 Grundel v Registrar-General (1990) 5 BPR 11,217 Keep v Bourke [2012] NSWCA 64 McCosker v McCosker (1957) 97 CLR 566 Pang v Fong [2014] NSWSC 1425 Raiola v Raiola [2014] NSWSC 967 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 20 Underwood v Gaudron [2014] NSWSC 1055 West v Mann [2013] NSWSC 1852 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Daria Magur (plaintiff) Andrew Daniel Brydon (defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Colquhoun (plaintiff) A Paterson (defendant)