Catherine Margaret Thorn, as executrix of the Estate of the late Betty McAuley v Ian Geoffrey Boyd and Dawn Kathleen Boyd [2016] NSWSC 1344

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Catherine Margaret Thorn, as executrix of the Estate of the late Betty McAuley v Ian Geoffrey Boyd and Dawn Kathleen Boyd [2016] NSWSC 1344 Hearing dates: 19 and 20 September 2016 Date of orders: 22 September 2016 Decision date: 22 September 2016 Before: Sackar J Decision: See para [88] Catchwords: EQUITY – unconscionability – equitable tracing – constructive trust – equitable charge – judicial sale of property – appropriateness of equitable remedies REAL PROPERTY – section 66G of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) – section 66F of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) – meaning of incumbrancer – appointment of trustees for a section 66G sale Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Scott (1993) 6 BPR 13,217 Bathurst City Council v PWC Properties Pty Ltd (1998) 195 CLR 566 Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Boscawen v Bajwa [1996] 1 WLR 328 Boyd v Catherine Margaret Thorn as executrix of the estate of the late Betty McAuley [2016] NSWSC 588 Boyd v Thorn [2016] NSWSC 837 Brady v Stapleton (1952) 88 CLR 322 Cadorange Pty Ltd (in liq) v Tanga Holdings Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 26 Callahan v O'Neill [2002] NSWSC 877 Cameron v Cole (1944) 68 CLR 571 Catherine Margaret Thorn as executrix of the Estate of the late Betty McAuley v Ian Geoffrey Boyd [2014] NSWSC 1159 Chalmers v Pardoe [1963] 1 WLR 677 Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd v Zepinic & Anor [No 5] [2010] NSWSC 265 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Macdonald (2000) BPR 97,832 Crocombe v Pine Forests of Australia Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 151 Delaforce v Simpson-Cook [2010] NSWCA 84 Re Permanent Trustee Nominees (Canberra) Ltd [1989] 1 Qd R 314 Eathorne v Araya-Marvin [2011] NSWSC 782 Everson v Rich (1988) 53 DLR (4d) Forrest v Nix [2012] NSWSC 493 Foskett v McKeown [2001] 1 AC 102 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101 Greater Pacific Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Australian National Industries Ltd Grimaldi v Chameleon Mining NL (No 2) [2012] FCAFC 6 Grizonic v Suttor [2004] 12 BPR 22,797 Guardian Mortgages v Miller [2004] NSWSC 1236 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Limited v White City Tennis Club Limited; Walker Corporation Pty Limited v White City Tennis Club Limited (2010) 241 CLR 1 Jones (as Trustee of the property of Heather MacNeil-Brown, A Bankrupt) v Southall & Bourke Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 539 Jundi v Saco [2015] NSWSC 1835 King Investment Solutions v Hussain [2005] NSWSC 1076 Koovousis v Tony, trustee in bankruptcy of the Estate of Vrkic [2014] NSWSC 218 Mainieri & Anor v Cirillo [2014] VSCA 227 Mango Media Pty Ltd v Mertes [2006] NSWSC 1460 Morris v Morris (1982) 1 NSWLR 61 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 New Beach Apartments Pty Ltd v Epic Hotels Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 474 Ngatoa v Ford (1990) 19 NSWLR 72 NSW Trustee & Guardian as Executor of the Will of Michael Robert Walsh (Deceased) v Gregory [2012] NSWSC 681 Palk v Mortgage Services Funding PLC [1993] Ch 330 Penny Nominees PL v Fountain (No 3) (1990) 5 BPR 97,348 Pettkus v Becker (1980) 117 DLR (3d) Rathwell v Rathwell (1978) 83 DLR (3d) 289 Re Global Finance Group Pty Ltd (in liq) (2002) 26 WAR 385 Re Magarey Farlam Lawyers Trust Accounts (No 3) (2007) 96 SASR 337 Robb Evans of Robb Evans and Associates v European Bank Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 75 Ross v Ross [2010] NSWCA 301 Russell Gould Pty Ltd v Ramangkura [2014] NSWCA 310 Sood v Christianos [2008] NSWSC 1018 Sorochan v Sorochan (1986) 29 DLR (4th) Spathis v Nanas [2008] NSWSC 418 Tadrous v Tadrous [2012] NSWCA 16 Thorn, as Executrix of the Estate of the Late Betty McAuley v Boyd (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 199 Tory v Tory [2007] NSWSC 1078 Woodson (Sales) Pty Limited v Woodson (Australia) Pty Limited (1996) 7 BPR 14,685 Yarrangah v National Australia Bank Ltd [1999] NSWSC 97 Texts Cited: J D Heydon and M J Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts (7th ed, 2006, Lexis Nexis Butterworths) Peter Butt, Land Law (6th ed, 2009, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Catherine Margaret Thorn (plaintiff) Ian Geoffrey Boyd (first defendant) Dawn Kathleen Boyd (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: V Brigden (plaintiff) In person (first defendant) In person (second defendant)