Torlonia v Wright [2016] NSWSC 1139

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Torlonia v Wright [2016] NSWSC 1139 Hearing dates: 8, 9, 10 August 2016 Date of orders: 16 August 2016 Decision date: 16 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Brereton J Decision: Order that an account be taken. Catchwords: EQUITY – accounts – fiduciary relationships – accountant and client – whether relationship a fiduciary one in the particular circumstances of the case – whether accounting relationship exists where corporate trustee interposed EQUITY – accounts – wilful default – grounds – whether established LIMITATIONS – equity – accounts – legal bar applies by analogy Legislation Cited: (NSW) Limitation Act 1969, s 15 Cases Cited: Christensen v Christensen [1954] QWN 37 Dawson v Dawson (1737) 1 Atk 1; 26 ER 1 Doss v Doss (1843) 3 Moo Ind App 175; 18 ER 464 Flavelle, Re [1969] 1 NSWR 361 Ford v Princehorn; Estate of Ford [2012] NSWSC 1165 Grace v Grace [2012] NSWSC 976 Hancock v Rinehart [2015] NSWSC 646; (2015) 106 ACSR 207 How v Earl of Winterton [1896] 2 Ch 626 Juul v Northey [2010] NSWCA 211 Lang v Simon (1952) 53 SR(NSW) 508 Meehan v Glazier Holdings Pty Ltd (2002) 54 NSWLR 146 Mulherin v Quinn Villages Pty Ltd [2007] QSC 231 Pavan v Ratnam (1996) 23 ACSR 214 Sharpe, Re (FCA, Drummond J, 11 December 1992, unreported) Sliteris v Ljubic [2014] NSWSC 1632 Thomas v SMP International (No 4) [2010] NSWSC 984 Townsend v Roussety Co (WA) Pty Ltd [2007] WASCA 40; (2007) 33 WAR 321 Urquhart v M'Pherson (1880) 6 VLR (E) 17 White v Lady Lincoln (1803) 8 Ves Jr 363; 32 ER 395 Woodward v Woodward [2015] NSWSC 1793 Texts Cited: Young PW, Croft C & Smith ML, On Equity (Lawbook Co 2009) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Philippa Louise Torlonia (plaintiff) Andrew David Lincoln Wright (defendant) Representation: Counsel: I Barker QC (plaintiff) (8 August only) N F Bracks (solicitor)(plaintiff) (9, 10 August) J S Burnett (defendant)