Joanne Elizabeth Young v Josephine Aapa Smith [2015] NSWSC 400

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Joanne Elizabeth Young v Josephine Aapa Smith [2015] NSWSC 400 Hearing dates: 17 & 18 February 2015, oral submissions 20 March 2015 Date of orders: 10 April 2015 Decision date: 10 April 2015 Before: Sackar J Decision: See [187]-[192] Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY – voidable transactions – transfer of property – transfer made pursuant to alleged trust agreement – intent to defraud creditors – future creditors – whether agreement made with intent to defraud creditors – whether transfer made with intent to defraud creditors – requisite state of mind – inferences to be drawn

TRUSTS – existence of trust – express trust – intention to create trust – impact of subsequent conduct

TRUSTS – abandonment or abrogation – conduct inconsistent with existence of trust – inferences to be drawn Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Cases Cited: Agusta Pty Ltd v Provident Capital Ltd [2012] NSWCA 26 Associated Alloys Pty Ltd v ACN 001 452 106 Pty Ltd (in liq) (2000) 202 CLR 588 Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 604 Barton v The Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1974) 131 CLR 370 Blatch v Archer (1774) 1 Cowp 63 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council [2001] NSWCA 61 Byrnes v Kendle (2011) 243 CLR 253 Counsel v The Estate of James Albert Counsel (dec'd) [2007] WASC 101 Cubillo v Commonwealth (No 2) (2000) 103 FCR 1 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd & Ors [2014] HCA 7 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Clarke (1927) 40 CLR 246 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Freeman v Pope (1870) LR 5 Ch 538 Herdegen v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1988) 84 ALR 271 Ho v Powell (2001) 51 NSWLR 572 Hudson Resources Limited v Australian Diatomite Mining Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 314 Ingram v Y Twelve [2013] NSWSC 1777 Jew v Holloway [2013] VSCA 260 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Jones v Sutherland Shire Council [1979] 2 NSWLR 206 Kauter v Hilton (1953) 90 CLR 86 Kriketos v Livschitz [2009] NSWCA 96 Leahy v Attorney-General (NSW) (1959) 101 CLR 611 Lym International Pty Ltd v Marcolongo [2011] NSWCA 303 Marcolongo v Chen (2011) 242 CLR 546 McEvoy v McEvoy [2012] NSWSC 1494 Musumeci v Winadell Pty Ltd (1994) 34 NSWLR 723 Noakes v J Harvy Holmes & Son (1979) 37 FLR 5 Onassis v Vergottis [1968] 2 Lloyd's Rep 403 PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd v Grellman (1992) 35 FCR 515 R v Navarolli (2009) 194 A Crim R 96 Re Schebsman; Ex parte Official Receiver [1944] Ch 83 Re Trautwein; Richardson v Trautwein (1944) 14 ABC 61 Reitano v Reitano [2012] NSWSC 1127 Ryder v Frohlich [2004] NSWCA 472 Sovereign v Bevillesta [2001] NSWSC 369 Stilk v Myrick (1809) 170 ER 1168 Stillisano v Adami [2010] SASC 351 Summers v The Commonwealth (1918) 25 CLR 144 Transfield Pty Ltd v Arlo International Ltd (1980) 144 CLR 84 Trident General Insurance Co Ltd v McNiece Bros Pty Ltd (1988) 165 CLR 107 Tweddle v Atkinson (1861) 1 B&S 762 Young v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 330 Young v Young [2012] NSWSC 1230 Texts Cited: J D Heydon, Cross on Evidence, 9th ed (2013) LexisNexis Butterworths Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joanne Elizabeth Young - plaintiff Josephine Aapa Smith - defendant Representation: Counsel: M Einfeld QC, J Sheller - plaintiff Ms M Painter SC, S Chapple - defendant