Chaudhary v Chaudhary [2017] NSWCA 222

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Chaudhary v Chaudhary [2017] NSWCA 222 Hearing dates: 5 June 2017 Decision date: 01 September 2017 Before: Payne JA at [1]; Sackville AJA at [5]; Emmett AJA at [10] Decision: 1. Appeal allowed. 2. Orders of the primary judge be set aside and in lieu thereof:

(1) Declare that a sum equal to $1,674,969.99 plus interest, from 8 June 2017 until the date of these orders, at the rate of $59.17 per day, be paid to the plaintiff out of the controlled monies account established pursuant to the order made by the Family Court of Australia on 16 June 2016 in proceedings between the first respondent and the second respondent. (2) Order the second defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings. (3) Order that the proceedings be otherwise dismissed. 3. The second respondent pay the appellant's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY – torrens title – mortgages, charges and encumbrances – advance from father to son to allow purchase of property – whether advanced sum a loan or a gift

CONTRACTS – general contractual principles – unjust or unfair contract Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 66G Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), ss 4, 39, 40, 79 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 (Cth), s 7 Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), ss 42, 45 Cases Cited: Bate v Priestley (1989) 97 FLR 310; [1990] FLC 90-508 CGU Insurance Ltd v Blakeley [2016] HCA 2; 90 ALJR 272 Chaudhary v Chaudhary [2016] NSWSC 1423 Eberstaller v Poulos (2014) 87 NSWLR 394; [2014] NSWCA 211 Elkofairi v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd [2002] NSWCA 413 First Mortgage Managed Investments Pty Limited v Pittman [2014] NSWCA 110 Fountain v Alexander (1982) 150 CLR 615; [1982] HCA 16 Grace v Grace (2014) 85 NSWLR 688; [2014] NSWCA 86 R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; Ex parte Barrett (1945) 70 CLR 141; [1945] HCA 50 The Queen v Ross-Jones; Ex parte Green (1984) 156 CLR 185; [1984] HCA 82 Texts Cited: J Daley, AAA Housing for older Australians, (Grattan Institute, June 2017)