Michael John Askew v John Paul Askew [2015] NSWSC 192

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Michael John Askew v John Paul Askew [2015] NSWSC 192 Hearing dates: 20, 21, 24 November and 11 December 2014 Date of orders: 04 March 2015 Decision date: 04 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Rein J Decision: At [119]-[121] and [138] Catchwords: EQUITY - Succession - claim for family provision order under Succession Act s 59 - Where applicant is an adult child of deceased - Where deceased did not make provision for applicant in will - Whether adequate provision made for proper maintenance, education and advancement in life of applicant - Consideration of matters under Succession Act s 60(2) - Disentitling conduct alleged - Value of the estate's property in dispute - Extent of debts in dispute - Issues in respect of the plaintiff's and defendant's circumstances - Question of right to reside or life interest in favour of deceased's brother - Plaintiff's right to costs challenged - Order for cost capping sought by defendant - Application by plaintiff to reopen - Provision as a lump sum or percentage of net real estate proceeds. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Amendment (Fraud, Identity and Forgery Offences) Act 2009 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexander v Jansson Andrew v Andrew [2012] NSWCA 308 Aubrey v Kain [2014] NSWSC Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2006] NSWSC 826 Baychek v Baychek [2010] NSWSC 987 [22] Bouttell v Rapisarda Brown v Grosfeld Burke v Burke [2014] NSWSC 1015 Chapple v Wilcox [2014] NSWCA 392 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Dalton v Paull (No 2) [13] Dinnen v Terrill [2007] NSWSC 1405 Dodds v Dodds [2013] NSWSC 1933 Dolman v Palmer Edgar v Public Trustee for the Northern Territory 2011 NTSC 5 Evans v Levy [2011] NSWCA 125 Feeney v Feeney [2008] NSWSC 890 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Goldberg v Landerer [2010] NSWSC 143 Goodman v Windeyer [1980] HCA 31 In the Estate of the Late Anthony Marras [2014] NSWSC 915 McCosker v McCosker [1957] HCA 82 Michele Firriolo v Bruno Firriolo & Anor [2000] NSWSC 1039 Moore v Moore [2004] NSWSC 587 [43] Nichols v Hall [2007] NSWCA 356 Nudd v Mannix [2009] NSWCA 327 Palmer v Dolman [2005] NSWCA 361 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales Re Keenan (1913) 30 WN (NSW) 214 Sergi (bnf Solowiej) v Sergi [2012] WASC 18 Shakespeare v Flynn [2014] NSWSC 605 Sherbourne Estate (No 2); Vanvalen v Neaves (2005) 65 NSWLR 268 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; 181 CLR 201 Slack v Rogan; Palffy v Rogan [2013] NSWSC 522 Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Taylor v Farrugia [2009] NSWSC 801 Underwood v Gaudron [2014] NSWSC 1055 Urban Transport Authority of New South Wales v Nweiser Vigolo v Bostin Walker v Walker [1996] NSWSC 188 Wheatly v Wheatly [2006] NSWCA 262 White v Arizon Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1051 Zagame v Zagame Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael John Askew (Plaintiff) John Paul Askew (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: L Doust (Plaintiff) R Askew (Defendant's wife, with leave to appear)