Yee v Yee [2017] NSWCA 305

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Yee v Yee [2017] NSWCA 305 Hearing dates: 6 December 2016, final submissions: 27 January 2017 Decision date: 28 November 2017 Before: McColl JA at [1], Gleeson JA at [193], Simpson JA at [210] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs Catchwords: SUCCESSION – family provision and maintenance – eligible person – application for provision by nephew – whether factors warranting application – whether nephew established he should be regarded as natural object of testamentary recognition by uncle – community standards – Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 57(1)(e), s 59(1)(b) SUCCESSION – family provision and maintenance – notional estate order – parties – joinder – Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 92 – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 6.24(1) SUCCESSION – family provision and maintenance – family provision order Legislation Cited: Family Protection Act 1908 (NZ) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1938 (UK) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Testator's Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Andrew v Andrew (2012) 81 NSWLR 656; [2012] NSWCA 308 Barns v Barns (2003) 214 CLR 169; [2003] HCA 9 Bowditch v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 275 Bradshaw v McEwans Pty Ltd (1951) 217 ALR 1 Brown v Faggoter [1998] NSWCA 44 Brown v Tasmania [2017] HCA 43 Burke v Burke [2015] NSWCA 195; (2015) 13 ASTLR 313 Chapple v Wilcox (2014) 87 NSWLR 646; [2014] NSWCA 392 Churton v Christian (1988) 13 NSWLR 241; [1998] NSWCA 23 Dijkhuijs (formerly Coney) v Barclay (1988) 13 NSWLR 639 Diver v Neal [2009] NSWCA 54; (2009) 2 ASTLR 89 Ebert v Ebert; Ebert v Ebert [2008] NSWSC 1206 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Foley v Ellis [2008] NSWCA 288 Golosky v Golosky (Court of Appeal (NSW), 5 October 1993, unrep) House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 In re Sinnott [1948] VLR 279 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Ltd v White City Tennis Club Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 1; [2010] HCA 19 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Kavalee v Burbidge; Hyland v Burbidge (1998) 43 NSWLR 422 Lloyd-Williams v Mayfield (2005) 63 NSWLR 1; [2005] NSWCA 189 Mulcahy v Weldon [2002] NSWCA 206 Page v Page [2017] NSWCA 141 Palmer v Dolman [2005] NSWCA 361 Penfold v Perpetual Trustee [2002] NSWSC 648 Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith v Scales (1962) 107 CLR 9; [1962] HCA 19 Porthouse v Bridge [2007] NSWSC 686 Re Fulop Deceased (1987) 8 NSWLR 679 Sassoon v Rose [2013] NSWCA 220 Schaefer v Schuhmann [1972] AC 572 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201; [1994] HCA 40 Smith v Dayman [1994] NSWCA 286 Tobin v Ezekiel (2012) 83 NSWLR 757; [2012] NSWCA 285 Vigolo v Bostin (2005) 221 CLR 191; [2005] HCA 11 Wheatley v Wheatley [2006] NSWCA 262 Texts Cited: National Committee for Uniform Succession Laws, Report to Standing Committee of Attorneys General on Family Provision, (December 1997) New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Report 28 (1977) – Testator's Family Maintenance And Guardianship Of Infants Act, 1916, (1977) Category: Principal judgment Parties: William Yee (Appellant) Robert Yee (First Respondent) Phillip Yee (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Thompson (Appellant) AD Crossland (Respondents)