Lurline Faith Richardson v John David Lindsay & Anor [2018] NSWSC 1457

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lurline Faith Richardson v John David Lindsay & Anor [2018] NSWSC 1457 Hearing dates: 10, 11, 21 September 2018 Decision date: 28 September 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras [208]-[210] Catchwords: ESTOPPEL – equitable estoppel – general principles and scope – rights arising out of deed – whether valid variation of deed by oral agreement or estoppel – whether estoppel operates in the face of a deed – whether plaintiff should be estopped from relying on term of a deed of family arrangement Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Bluescope Steel Ltd (2014) 87 NSWLR 332; [2014] NSWCA 276 Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137; [1987] HCA 59 Berry v Berry [1929] 2 KB 316 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 ER 67 Chalmers v Pardoe [1963] 1 WLR 677 Creamoata Ltd v Rice Equalization Association Ltd (1953) 89 CLR 286; [1953] HCA 40 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101; [1999] HCA 10 Grundt v Great Boulder Pty Gold Mines Ltd (1937) 59 CLR 641; [1937] HCA 58 Morris v Morris [1982] 1 NSWLR 61 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583; [1985] HCA 78 Qantas Airways Ltd v Gubbins (1992) 28 NSWLR 26 Sidhu v Van Dyke (2014) 251 CLR 505; [2014] HCA 19 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387; [1988] HCA 7 Texts Cited: Nicholas Seddon, Seddon on Deeds (Federation Press, 2015) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lurline Faith Richardson (Plaintiff) John David Lindsay (First Defendant) Fiona Judy Lindsay (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Painter SC, H Jewell (Plaintiff) D Neggo (Defendants)