Estate of Raul Novosadek [2016] NSWSC 554

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Estate of Raul Novosadek [2016] NSWSC 554 Hearing dates: 18 March 2016 Date of orders: 05 May 2016 Decision date: 05 May 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Young AJ Decision: Order under s 11 of the Forfeiture Act 1995 (NSW) Catchwords: FORFEITURE ACT – Not guilty of murder by reason of mental illness – whether forfeiture rule should apply Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) s 35 Crimes Act 1990 (NSW) ss 23A, 530 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 91 Forfeiture Act 1995 (NSW) Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) pt 4 Cases Cited: Batey v Potts [2004] NSWSC 606 Cleaver v Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association [1892] 1 QB 147 Edwards v State Trustees Ltd [2016] VSCA 28 Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWCA 227 Guler v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 1369 Hill v Hill (2013) 11 ASTLR 121; [2013] NSWSC 524 Jans v Public Trustee [2002] NSWSC 628 Kemperle v The Public Trustee (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 20 November 1985) Leneghan-Britton v Taylor [1998] NSWSC 218 Permanent Trustee Co Ltd v Gillett [2004] NSWSC 278 Public Trustee v Evans (1985) 2 NSWLR 133 Public Trustee v Frazer (1987) 9 NSWLR 433 Public Trustee (NSW) v Fitter [2005] NSWSC 1188 R v Guler [2006] NSWSC 966 R v Hill [2011] NSWSC 1196 R v R [1997] (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Hodgson CJ in Eq, 14 November 1997) Re Houghton; Houghton v Houghton [1915] 2 Ch 173 Re Pitts; Cox v Kilsby [1931] 1 Ch 546 Re Plaister: Perpetual Trustee Co v Crawshaw (1934) 34 SR (NSW) 547 Re Tucker (1920) 21 SR (NSW) 175 Straede v Eastwood [2003] NSWSC 280 Troja v Troja (1994) 33 NSWLR 269 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiffs John Paul Nicholas Novosadek Hugo Miguel Novosadek Representation: Counsel: Mr L Ellison SC