Steiner v Strang (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 891

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Steiner v Strang (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 891 Hearing dates: 30 June 2017 Date of orders: 03 July 2017 Decision date: 03 July 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Family Provision List Before: Kunc J Decision: Notice of motion dismissed with costs Catchwords: SUCCESSION — Family provision claim — Whether consequential or ancillary order can be made without family provision order — Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 66(1) BANKRUPTCY — Act of bankruptcy — Jurisdiction of courts — Whether Supreme Court has jurisdiction to restrain presentation of creditor's petition to prevent alleged abuse of its process — Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), ss 5, 27(1) Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cargill Australia Ltd v Viterra Malt Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] VSC 283 CSR Ltd v Cigna Insurance Australia Ltd (1997) 189 CLR; [1997] HCA 33: Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2008) 171 FCR 380; [2008] FCAFC 172 Poesch v Grosvero [2013] VSC 596 Reid v Howard (1995) 184 CLR 1; [1995] HCA 40 Steiner v Strang [2016] NSWSC 395 Sutherland v Brien (1999) 149 FLR 321; [1999] NSWSC 155 Texts Cited: Arthur Delbridge et al (eds), Macquarie Dictionary (3rd ed 1997, The Macquarie Library) J A Simpson and E S C Weiner (eds), The Compact Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed 1991, Oxford University Press) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: John Steiner (Plaintiff/Applicant)