C v W (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 945

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: C v W (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 945 Hearing dates: 22 February and 4 April 2016 together with written submissions Date of orders: 12 July 2016 Decision date: 12 July 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lindsay J Decision: Orders made for costs of an appeal from the Guardianship Division of NCAT and incidental proceedings, together with an order relieving persons managing an incapable person's affairs (under enduring appointments of guardian and attorneys) of any personal liability for breaches of fiduciary duties in course of taking control of incapable person's assets Catchwords: PROTECTIVE JURISDICTION – Incapable person – Financial management – Contested proceedings – Costs – Principles applicable – In all the circumstances, what is proper order for costs?

PROTECTIVE JURSIDICTION – Incapable person – Financial Management – Fiduciary obligations – Liability to account – Application for breaches of duty to be excused – Principles applicable Legislation Cited: Trustee Act 1925 NSW Cases Cited: Brown v Smith (1878) 10 Ch D 377 C v W [2015] NSWSC 1774 CCR v PS (No 2) (1986) 6 NSWLR 622 Chan v Zacharia (1984) 154 CLR 178 Clay v Clay (1999) 20 WAR 427 Clay v Clay (2001) 202 CLR 410 Countess of Bective v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1932) 47 CLR 417 Ex parte Whitbread in the Matter of Hinde, a Lunatic (1816) 2 Mer 99 at 101-103; 35 ER 878 GAU v GAV [2014] QCA 308 Griffin v Union Trustee Co of Australia Ltd (1947) 48 SR (NSW) 360; 65 WN (NSW) 5 Holt v Protective Commissioner (1993) 31 NSWLR 227 Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 JPT v DST [2014] NSWSC 1735 Maguire v Makaronis (1997) 188 CLR 449 Nock v Austin (1918) 25 CLR 519 Protective Commissioner v D (2004) 60 NSWLR 513 Re Dawson (deceased) [1966] 2 NSWLR 211; 84 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 399 Re DJR and the Mental Health Act 1958 [1983], NSWLR 557 Re ES and the Mental Health Act 1958 [1984] 3 NSWLR 341 Re Eve [1986] 2 SCR 388; (1986) 31 DLR (4th) 1 Re Kerry (No 2) – Costs [2012] NSWCA 194 Secretary, Department of Health and Community Services v JWB and SMB (Marion's Case) (1992) 175 CLR 218 Spong v Spong (1914) 18 CLR 533 W v H [2014] NSWSC 1696 Wellesley v Duke of Beaufort (1827) 2 Russ 1; 38 ER 236 Woodward v Woodward [2015] NSWSC 1893 Youyang Pty Ltd v Minter Ellison Morris Fletcher (2003) 212 CLR 484 Texts Cited: GE Dal Pont, Powers of Attorney (LexisNexis Butterworths, Australia, 2nd ed, 2015) HS Theobald, The Law Relating to Lunacy (London, 1924) Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: the daughter of the Fourth Defendant First Defendant: a son of the Fourth Defendant Second Defendant: a son of the Fourth Defendant Third Defendant: a son of the Fourth Defendant Fourth Defendant: an incapable person Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: M Evans First, Second and Third Defendants: P O'Loughlin