Silversea Cruises Australia Pty Ltd v Mary Ann Abellanoza and Anor [2018] NSWSC 1565

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Silversea Cruises Australia Pty Ltd v Mary Ann Abellanoza and Anor [2018] NSWSC 1565 Hearing dates: 6, 7, 27 September 2018 Decision date: 19 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: see paras [147]-[151] Catchwords: EQUITY – knowing receipt of property to which fiduciary obligations attached – test of Barnes v Addy or test of knew or ought to have known – requisite content of knowledge – whether Second Defendant knew or ought to have known of First Defendant's fraud or bank accounts Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Baden Delvaux & Lecuit v Societe Generale pour Favoriser le Development du Commerce [1992] 4 All ER 161 Barnes v Addy (1874) 9 Ch 244 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Consul Development Pty Ltd v DPC Estates Pty Ltd (1975) 132 CLR 373; [1975] HCA 8 David Securities Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1992) 175 CLR 353; [1992] HCA 48 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Ford v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd (2009) 75 NSWLR 42; [2009] NSWCA 186 Heperu Pty Ltd v Belle (2009) 76 NSWLR 230; [2009] NSWCA 252 Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale [1991] 2 AC 548 National Commercial Banking Corporation of Australia Ltd v Batty (1986) 160 CLR 251; [1986] HCA 21 Russell Gould Pty Ltd v Ramangkura (2014) 87 NSWLR 552; [2014] NSWCA 310 Texts Cited: J D Heydon, M J Leeming and P G Turner (eds) Meagher, Gummow & Lehane's Equity: Doctrines and Remedies (LexisNexis Butterworths, 5th ed, 2015) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Silversea Cruises Australia Pty Ltd (plaintiff) Mary Ann Abellanoza (first defendant) Perven Salas Abellanoza (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Mahendra (plaintiff) D Roberston (second defendant)