Re Cobcroft [2015] NSWSC 346

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Re Cobcroft [2015] NSWSC 346 Hearing dates: 23 February 2015 Date of orders: 01 April 2015 Decision date: 01 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Young AJA Decision: 1. Will constructed 2. Applications for rectification of wills dismissed. 3. Other applications dismissed. 4. Adjourn the matter for short minutes of order and arguments as to costs to 2pm on 26 May 2015 before Young AJA. Catchwords: WILL CONSTRUCTED – applications for rectification of wills dismissed – other applications dismissed Legislation Cited: Probate and Administration Act 1898 Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Application of Spooner; the Estate of David (Hodgson J, 28 July 1995, unreported) Baird v Smee [2000] NSWCA 253 Bigg v Queensland Trustees Ltd [1990] 2 QDR 11 Birmingham v Renfrew (1937) 57 CLR 666 Cobcroft v Bruce [2013] NSWSC 774; (2013) 9 ASTLR 397 Estate of Cross (M McLelland CJ in Eq, 9 May 1996, unreported) Gill v Gill (1921) 21 SR (NSW) 400 Gray v Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd [1928] AC 391 Hendry v Perpetual Executors & Trustees Association of Australia Ltd [1961] HCA 44; 106 CLR 256 In re Goodchild [1997] 1 WLR 1216 Rawack v Spicer [2002] NSWSC 849 Re Balcock [1968] 2 NSWR 697 Re Morgan [2015] NSWSC 194 Tantau v Macfarlane [2010] NSWSC 224 Texts Cited: GL Certoma, The Law of Succession in New South Wales (2010, 4th edition, Law Book Company) [para 4.260] Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2013/00373067 (John's Will) (Plaintiff) Robert Ritchie Bruce (Defendants 1-15) Nicklas William Baxter Cobcroft, David Gavin Baxter Cobcroft, Robert Charley, Helen Foote, Carole Byrnes, Peter Brown, Jennifer Menzies Cobcroft, Parraweena Pty Limited, Parraweena Highlands Pty Ltd, Daisy Evelyn Cobcroft, Jasper Nicklas William Cobcroft, Hermione Fiona Cobcroft, Benjamin William Baxter Cobcroft, Amanda Jane Cadwallader Cobcroft, Teya Ellie Cobcroft