Glenda Phillips v James Phillips; John Matthew Phillips by his Tutor NSW Trustee & Guardian v James Phillips [2017] NSWSC 280

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Glenda Phillips v James Phillips; John Matthew Phillips by his Tutor NSW Trustee & Guardian v James Phillips [2017] NSWSC 280 Hearing dates: 27–28 February; 1–2 and 6 March 2017 Decision date: 22 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Probate List Before: Kunc J Decision: Testator lacked capacity Catchwords: WILLS, PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION – Testamentary capacity – Testator with traumatic brain injury – No issue of principle Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Protected Estates Act 1983 (NSW) Cases Cited: Banks v Goodfellow (1870) LR 5 QB 549 Commercial Union Insurance Company of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Estate Stojic, Deceased [2017] NSWSC 168 Fulton v Fulton [2014] NSWSC 619 Loupos v Demirgelis [2008] NSWSC 1207 Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v Fairlie-Cunninghame & Anor (1993) 32 NSWLR 377 Petrovski v Nasev; Estate of Janakievska [2011] NSWSC 1275 Tobin v Ezekiel (2012) 83 NSWLR 757; [2012] NSWCA 285 Category: Principal judgment Parties: In proceedings 2015/26517: Glenda Phillips (First Plaintiff) Lesley Catling (Second Plaintiff) Robert Phillips (Third Plaintiff) James Christopher Phillips (Defendant)

In proceedings 2015/263702: John Matthew Phillips by his Tutor NSW Trustee & Guardian (Plaintiff) James Christopher Phillips (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: In proceedings 2015/26517: A Cheshire SC (Plaintiffs) K Morrissey (Defendant)