Sergent v Glass [2017] NSWSC 1446

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sergent v Glass [2017] NSWSC 1446 Hearing dates: 13 October 2017 Date of orders: 13 October 2017 Decision date: 13 October 2017 Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Orders in accordance with Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Notice of Motion filed 12 October 2017.

(1) An order that special letters of administration of the estate of Andrew Paul Sergent deceased be granted to the defendant, limited: (a) to defending proceedings number 2017/194970 brought by Thomas Declan Sergent and Clive Raymond Sergent as tutor for William James Sergent ("the proceedings"); (b) to compromising the proceedings; and (c) until an unlimited grant of administration of the estate is made or until further order of this Court. (2) An order dispensing with: (a) publication of notice of intention to make this application; (b) the need for an administration bond or sureties; and (c) the further requirements of the Probate Rules in relation to the Defendant's application for these orders.

2. Orders that to the extent that service of the Defendant's Notice of Motion or any other documents in these proceedings is required to be effected on Ms Shin directs that the documents will be taken to have been served on Ms Shin if emailed to the address smart21vision@hotmail.com and sent by Facebook messenger to the Facebook page styled "Sandra Shin. Lives in Hong Kong. From Hong Kong.".

3. Orders that the Defendant's costs of the Notice of Motion be paid on the indemnity basis out of the assets of the estate.