Clarke v Croucher [2015] NSWSC 230

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Clarke v Croucher [2015] NSWSC 230 Hearing dates: 12 and 13 March 2015 Date of orders: 13 March 2015 Decision date: 13 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Pembroke J Decision: See paragraph [40] Catchwords: SUCCESSION – family provision – application by former son-in-law of testator SUCCESSION – family provision – costs – unsuccessful plaintiff – appropriate order EQUITY – constructive trust – need for clear and unequivocal representations – need for detrimental reliance COSTS – costs of unsuccessful plaintiff – appropriate order Cases Cited: Bowditch v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 702 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Harkness v Harkness (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 35 McDougall v Rogers (Estaet of James Rogers); re Bodman [1972] Qd 12 Click here to enter text.Oakes v Oakes [2014] NSWSC 1312 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; 181 CLR 201 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Edward Richard Clarke - plaintiff Michael Croucher – first defendant Cameron Croucher – second defendant Lynda Caroline Clarke – third defendant Representation: Counsel: L Ellison SC – for the plaintiff G P George – for the first, second and third defendants Solicitors: Marsdens Law Group Reimer Winter Williamson – for the first, second and third defendants File Number(s): 2014/019355