Page v Page [2016] NSWSC 1218

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Page v Page [2016] NSWSC 1218 Hearing dates: 15, 16 and 17 August 2016 Date of orders: 06 September 2016 Decision date: 06 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hallen J Decision: Orders that the Plaintiff's Summons be dismissed.

Orders that any argument as to the costs of the proceeding be listed on a date to be arranged when these reasons are published.

The Exhibits should be dealt with in accordance with the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 following the determination of the costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - The Plaintiff, the brother of the deceased, applies for a family provision order under Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006 - The Defendant is the widow of the deceased and the executrix appointed under the Will to whom Probate granted – No provision for the Plaintiff made in deceased's Will – Small actual estate in NSW and in Vanuatu – No competing financial claimants although widow and her children are beneficiaries named in the Will – Allegation of sexual abuse by deceased of the Plaintiff when members of the same household – Conduct of the deceased towards the Plaintiff - Whether the Plaintiff an eligible person - Whether wholly or partly dependant on the deceased – Whether factors warranting the making of the Plaintiff's application – Unnecessary to decide whether adequate and proper provision not made in Will of the deceased for the Plaintiff because Court not satisfied that Plaintiff is an eligible person or that there are factors warranting the making of his application. Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Court (Suppression and Non-Publication Orders) Act 2010 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aafjes v Kearney [1976] HCA 5; (1976) 180 CLR 199 Alexander v Jansson [2009] NSWSC 1000 Alexander v Jansson [2010] NSWCA 176 Amaca Pty Ltd v Novek [2009] NSWCA 50 Bayssari v Bazouni [2014] NSWSC 910 Broadcasting Corporation (NZ) v Attorney-General [1982] 1 NZLR 120 Brown v Faggoter [1998] NSWCA 44 Chan v Chan [2016] NSWCA 222 Chapple v Wilcox [2014] NSWCA 392; (2014) NSWLR 646 Chen v Lu [2014] NSWSC 1053 Churton v Christian [1988] NSWCA 23; (1988) 13 NSWLR 241 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54 Dunn v McCarthy [2010] NSWSC 675 Boniadian v Boniadian; Beniation v Boniadian [2004] NSWSC 499 Evans v Levy [2011] NSWCA 125 Fallow v Mullins [2012] NSWSC 406 Global Torch Ltd v Apex Global Management Ltd [2013] EWHC 223 Hume v The Council of the Kings School [2010] NSWSC 186 John Fairfax & Sons Ltd v Police Tribunal (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 Jones (a pseudonym) v Smith (a pseudonym) [2016] VSCA 178 Justyn Marcus Ng v Neville Mark Morgan & Anor; Selena Natanie Ng v Morgan; Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Neville Mark Morgan in his capacity as Administrator of the estate of the late Dell Smith [2014] NSWSC 536 JX MX v Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust [2015] EWCA Civ 96; [2015] 1 WLR 3647 Kauri Timber Co (Tas) Pty Ltd v Reeman [1973] HCA 8; (1973) 128 CLR 177 McKenzie v Baddeley [1991] NSWCA 197 Middleton v Kiama District Hospital [1970] 3 NSWR 136 O'Shane v Burwood Local Court (NSW) [2007] NSWSC 1300 Penfold v Perpetual Trustee [2002] NSWSC 648 Petrohilos v Hunter (1991) 25 NSWLR 343 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales [1962] HCA 19; (1962) 107 CLR 9 Porthouse v Bridge [2007] NSWSC 686 R (N) v Mental Health Review Tribunal [2006] QB 468 Re Estate of Hakim; Simons v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd [2005] NSWSC 223 Re Fulop Deceased (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Rinehart v Welker [2011] NSWCA 403 Russell v Russell [1976] HCA 23; (1976) 134 CLR 495 Sadiq v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWSC 716 Sadiq v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2016] NSWCA 62 Sadiq v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2016] HCASL 180 Sassoon v Rose [2013] NSWCA 220 Scott v Scott [1913] AC 417 Skinner v Frappell [2008] NSWCA 296 Stojanovski v Stojovski [2016] NSWSC 976 Tobin v Ezekiel [2012] NSWCA 285; (2012) 83 NSWLR 757 Wilcox v Wilcox [2012] NSWSC 1138 Williams v Legg (Court of Appeal (NSW), 16 March 1993, unrep) Williamson v Williamson [2011] NSWSC 228 Yee v Yee [2016] NSWSC 360 Texts Cited: Professor G E Dal Pont, Law of Costs, (3rd ed 2013, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Warren Page (Plaintiff) Ms Patricia Page (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr K Morrissey and Ms L Clarke (Plaintiff) Mr R Wilson SC and Mr P Bolster (Defendant)