Smilevska v Smilevska [2015] NSWSC 1794

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Smilevska v Smilevska [2015] NSWSC 1794 Hearing dates: 9, 10, 11, 12 November 2015 Date of orders: 30 November 2015 Decision date: 30 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: The first defendant requires a tutor. Directions made for the nomination and appointment of a tutor or tutors. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - issue raised in the hearing of proceedings whether the defendant, who appeared without the intervention of a tutor, is "a person under legal incapacity" within Civil Procedure Act 2005 and Uniform Civil Procedure Rule 7.13 - defendant gives evidence and has some difficulty in answering questions - plaintiff alleges the defendant is a person under legal incapacity and applies for a stay of proceedings until a tutor appointed - whether the plaintiff is a person under legal incapacity and if so who should be appointed as her tutor - whether certain nominees as tutor suitable for appointment. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 3, 80 Conveyancing Act 1919, s 54A Evidence Act 1995, s 20 Powers of Attorney Act 2003, ss 21, 36 Real Property Act 1900, s 42 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Part 7, Division 4, rr 6.24, 7.1 Cases Cited: Douglas v Douglas [2004] NSWSC 279 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89 Guthrie v Spence [2009] NSWCA 369; 78 NSWLR 225 Masterman-Lister v Brutton & Co [2003] All ER 162 R v Registrar of Melbourne County Court; Ex parte Farrington [1927] VLR 406; (1927) 33 ALR 270 Rappard v Williams [2013] NSWSC 1279 a Saravinovska v Saravinovski (No. 5) [2015] NSWSC 128 Slaveski v Victoria [2009] VSC 596 Steinecke (bht Robert John Gardos) v Peter Martin Wayne, Diane Lindner, Beate Stricker, Gerhard Levy; Re Estate of Henry Herbert Stricker & Karl Heinz Lindner [2011] NSWSC 428 Stokes v McCourt [2014] NSWSC 61 Texts Cited: B. Collier and S. Lindsay, Powers of Attorney in Australia and New Zealand (1st ed. 1992, Federation Press) Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Plaintiff: Temjana Smilevska First Defendant: Blaguna Smilevska Second Defendant: Blagoja Smilevski Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: D. Liebhold; A. Stevens First Defendant: T.G.R. Parker SC Second Defendant: submitting appearance