Christopher Mel Chamberlain trading in his capacity as liquidator of Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd (in liq) (ACN 000342174) v Felicity Cassegrain [2015] NSWSC 1838

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Christopher Mel Chamberlain trading in his capacity as liquidator of Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd (in liq) (ACN 000342174) v Felicity Cassegrain [2015] NSWSC 1838 Hearing dates: 16 November 2015 Date of orders: 04 December 2015 Decision date: 04 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Sackar J Decision: See [73]-[79] Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY – statutory trusts for sale or partition – co-ownership – benefits of partition – whether partition "more beneficial" to co-owners – where no admissible evidence of benefits led – appointment of trustees for sale

EQUITY – mortgages – where parties co-owners – where property to be sold – where one party's interest unregistered – liability to discharge mortgage – whether liability should be borne by both parties – where one party responsible for mortgaging property – whether co-owner took interest subject to mortgage

ESTOPPEL – Anshun estoppel – where parties subject to previous judgment – whether plaintiff seeking orders in conflict with previous judgment – whether matters in issue in previous proceedings – whether matters ought to have been raised in previous proceedings Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Arrow Custodians Pty Ltd v Pine Forests of Australia Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 839 Barel v Segal (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1054 Cassegrain v Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 2 Coshott v Prentice (2014) 221 FCR 450 Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd v Cassegrain (2013) 87 NSWLR 284 Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd v Cassegrain [2011] NSWSC 1156 Harpur v Levy [2013] VSCA 209 Kelly v Kelly [2007] NSWSC 1076 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (No 2) (1981) 147 CLR 589 Ryan v Dries [2002] NSWCA 3 Segal v Barel (2013) 84 NSWLR 193 Tanning Research Laboratories Inc v O'Brien (1990) 169 CLR 332 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Principal judgment Parties: Christopher Mel Cassegrain trading in his capacity as liquidator of Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Limited (in liquidation) (ACN 000342174) – First plaintiff Gerard Cassegrain & Co (in liquidation) – Second plaintiff