Szeto v Situ [2017] NSWSC 1554

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Szeto v Situ [2017] NSWSC 1554 Hearing dates: 17,18,19 October 2017 Decision date: 20 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Emmett AJA Decision: 1. Direct the plaintiff to bring in short minutes of orders to give effect to the conclusions reached in the reasons of 20 November 2017 and for the further conduct of the proceedings, including the cross-claim. Catchwords: EQUITY – General principles – Equitable estates and interests – Nature of equitable interests and ownership – Beneficial ownership – Property purchased in the name of defendant alone – Whether Defendant paid whole of purchase price and mortgage, not plaintiff – Whether Plaintiff has no right or interest in property

REAL PROPERTY – General principles – Ownership – Beneficial ownership Legislation Cited: Nil Cases Cited: Currie v Hamilton [1984] 1 NSWLR 687 Calverley v Green (1984) 155 CLR 242; [1984] HCA 81 RS & GH Thompson Pty Ltd v Leigh [2006] NSWSC 540 Green v Green (1989) 17 NSWLR 343 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Livy Szeto (Plaintiff/Cross Defendant) Liming Situ (Defendant/Cross Claimant) Representation: Counsel: Clive Evatt QC (Plaintiff/Cross Defendant) Paul Cutler (Defendant/Cross Claimant)

Solicitors: Pope & Spinks (Plaintiff/Cross Defendant) Equiton Solicitors (Defendant/Cross Claimant) File Number(s): 2014/00285214