Rocco Condello v Sung Soo Kim [2018] NSWSC 394

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rocco Condello v Sung Soo Kim [2018] NSWSC 394 Hearing dates: 6, 7, 8 February 2017; 1, 24 March 2017 Decision date: 29 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Kunc J Decision: Additional provision ordered for first plaintiff Catchwords: ESTOPPEL — proprietary estoppel — whether representations made — whether issue estoppel, res judicata or Anshun estoppel arise from earlier Family Court proceedings where declaration of no interest in the subject property made by consent

SUCCESSION — family provision application —adequacy of provision — application by adult children — obligation to provide for disabled adult child notwithstanding estrangement Legislation Cited: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464; [1939] HCA 23 Camernik v Reholc [2012] NSWSC 1537 Chamberlain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 164 CLR 502; [1988] HCA 21 Con-Stan Industries of Australia Pty Ltd v Norwich Winterthur Insurance (Australia) Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 226; [1986] HCA 14 Day v Couch [2000] NSWSC 230 Delaforce v Simpson-Cook (2010) 78 NSWLR 483; [2010] NSWCA 84 Effem Foods P/L v. Trawl Industries of Australia P/L (receivers and managers appointed - in liquidation) & Ors (1993) 43 FCR 510; [1993] FCA 488 Ekes v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2014] NSWCA 336 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101; [1999] HCA 10 Grundel v The Registrar General (1990) BPR 97-340 Kinch v Walcott [1929] AC 482 Maria Saravinovksa v Krste (Chris) Saravinovski; Chris Saravinovski v George Saravinovski (No 6) [2016] NSWSC 964 Sidhu v Van Dyke (2014) 251 CLR 505; [2014] HCA 19 The Commonwealth of Australia v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394; [1990] HCA 39 Trawl Industries of Australia Pty Ltd v Effem Foods Pty Ltd (1992) 36 FCR 406; [1992] FCA 377 Underwood v Gaudron [2014] NSWSC 1055 Verzar v Verzar [2014] NSWCA 45 Vukic v Luca Grbin and Ors; Estate of Zvonko Grbin [2006] NSWSC 41 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387; [1988] HCA 7 Wheatley v Wheatley [2006] NSWCA 262 Zahra v Francica [2009] NSWSC 1206 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rocco Condello (First Plaintiff) Gina Miceli (Second Plaintiff)