Maria Saravinovksa v Krste (Chris) Saravinovski; Chris Saravinovski v George Saravinovski (No 6) [2016] NSWSC 964

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Maria Saravinovksa v Krste (Chris) Saravinovski; Chris Saravinovski v George Saravinovski (No 6) [2016] NSWSC 964 Hearing dates: 10/9/14, 17/9/14, 14-17/10/14, 20-24/10/14, 28-31/10/14, 3-7/11/14, 10-13/2/15, 16-20/2/15, 16-19/3/15, 27/3/15, 2/4/15, 5/6/15 Decision date: 12 July 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Kunc J Decision: Adjustment of interests in favour of Maria; all other claims dismissed Catchwords: ESTOPPEL – Whether representations made – No issue of principle EVIDENCE – Affidavit evidence – Further application to use parts of affidavits excluded due to deponent's lack of mental capacity – Evidence said to be corroborated by other evidence already admitted – UCPR Pt 35, r 35.2(3) EVIDENCE – General matters – Inferences – Jones v Dunkel inference drawn for failure to call solicitor in relation to matters where client legal privilege had been waived EVIDENCE – Inspection – Late application to have access to videotape for expert to examine authenticity – Evidence Act 1995, s 169 – UCPR Pt 23r 23.8 FAMILY LAW – Adjustment of property interests – Whether a close personal relationship between father-in-law and daughter-in-law – Where domestic support provided to whole multi-generational family including defendant – Whether domestic support and personal care provided "for fee or reward" – How property interests to be adjusted where a close personal relationship rather than de facto relationship – Property (Relationships) Act 1984, ss 5, 14, 20 MORTGAGES – General principles – Mortgage of no force or effect where mortgagee fails to prove recited advance actually made – No collateral or other agreement proven to give mortgage effect PRACTICE – Pleadings – Amendment at close of lengthy hearing to conform pleading to evidence given in witness box – No issue of principle – Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 64 Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW) Property (Relationships) Legislation Amendment Act 1999 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ashton v Pratt [2015] NSWCA 12 Aytul Ak-Tankiz v Ferat Ak & Ramazan Ak [2014] NSWSC 1044 Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Bilous v Mudaliar [2006] NSWCA 38 Burgess v Moss [2010] NSWCA 139; (2010) 43 Fam LR 260 Commissioner of Prices and Consumer Affairs (SA) v Charles Moore (Aust) Ltd [1977] HCA 38; (1977) 139 CLR 449 Cooper v Hobbs [2013] NSWCA 70 Cubillo v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2000] FCA 1084; (2000) 103 FCR 1 Dridi v Fillmore [2001] NSWSC 319 Evans v Marmont (1997) 42 NSWLR 70 Fulton v Fulton [2014] NSWSC 619 Grech v Walsh [2007] NSWSC 302 Hayes v Marquis [2008] NSWCA 10 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kardos v Sarbutt [2006] NSWCA 11 Klein v Law Society of NSW (Court of Appeal NSW), 4 September 1987, unreported Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services [2011] HCA 11; (2011) 243 CLR 361 Legione v Hateley [1983] HCA 11; (1983) 152 CLR 406 G124 Mallett v Mallett [1984] HCA 21; (1984) 156 CLR 603 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 Palagiano v Mankarios [2011] NSWSC 61 Parsons v Southern Tableland and South Coast Racing Association [1978] 1 NSWLR 47 Sangha v Baxter [2009] NSWCA 78 Saravinovski v Saravinovski [2014] NSWSC 1282 Saravinovska v Saravinovski (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1513 Saravinovska v Saravinovski (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1961 Saravinovska v Saravinovski (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 64 Saravinovska v Saravinovski (No 5) [2015] NSWSC 128 Sharpless v McKibbon [2007] NSWSC 1498 Skarica v Toska [2014] NSWSC 34 Smilevska v Smilevska (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 397 Steinberg v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1975) 134 CLR 640 The Owners of the Ship "Shin Kobe Maru" v Empire Shipping Company Inc [1994] HCA 54; (1994) 181 CLR 404 Vella v Wah Lai Investments (Australia) Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 583 Warner v Hung, in the matter of Bellpac Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers appointed) (In liquidation) (No 2) [2011] FCA 1123; (2011) 297 ALR 56 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 White v O'Neill [2010] NSWSC 1193 Wilcox v Wilcox [2012] NSWSC 1138 Woodland v Rodriguez [2004] NSWSC 1167 Texts Cited: Cross on Evidence, 10th Australian edition, 2016 Lexis Nexis Butterworth Fisher and Lightwood's Law of Mortgage, 3rd Australian Ed, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, 2014 Macquarie Australian Dictionary, online edition Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2011/361081 Maria Saravinovska (Plaintiff) Krste (Chris) Saravinovski (Defendant)