Pirina v Pirina Holdings Pty Limited [2015] NSWSC 1899

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pirina v Pirina Holdings Pty Limited [2015] NSWSC 1899 Hearing dates: 16 November 2015 Date of orders: 16 December 2015 Decision date: 16 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Young AJA Decision: 1. The Statement of Claim filed 23 October 2015 be dismissed with costs.

2. The injunction granted by Darke J on 18 September 2015 be dissolved. Catchwords: PROPRIETARY ESTOPPEL – Alleged promise by former director of Defendant who is father of Plaintiff to reside in property indefinitely – Question of whether lease or licence granted to Plaintiff

CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST – No consideration provided by Plaintiff – No joint endeavour between Plaintiff and Defendant for common benefit

EQUITY – Defence of unclean hands Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allen v Snyder [1977] 2 NSWLR 685 Ashton v Pratt [2015] NSWCA 12; (2015) 88 NSWLR 281 Australian Financial Services & Leasing Pty Ltd v Hills Industries Ltd [2014] HCA 14; (2014) 253 CLR 560 Bannister v Bannister [1948] 2 All ER 133 Binions v Evans [1972] Ch 359; [1972] 2 All ER 70 Cohen-Hallaleh v Cyril Rosenbaum Synagogue [2003] NSWSC 395 David v David (Supreme Court (NSW), Young J, 4 February 1998, unrep) Jenkins v Harbour View Courts Ltd [1966] NZLR 1 Jennings v Rice [2003] 1 P & CR 100; [2002] EWCA Civ 159 King v King [2012] QCA 39; [2012] 2 Qd R 448 Luo v Hui [2008] HKEC 996 Sidhu v Van Dyke [2014] HCA 19; (2014) 251 CLR 505 Sullivan v Sullivan [2006] NSWCA 312; (2006) 13 BPR 24,755 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Limited v Maher [1988] HCA 7; (1988) 164 CLR 387 Woods v Cann (1963) 80 WN (NSW) 1583 Texts Cited: Ben McFarlane, The Law of Proprietary Estoppel (2014, Oxford University Press) Meagher, Gummow and Lehane, Equity Doctrines and Remedies (5th ed, 2015 LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Maria Grace Pirina (Plaintiff) Pirina Holdings Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A E Maroya; Mr E W L Anderson (Plaintiff) Ms R L Gall (Defendant)