Robert Angius v John Angius & Anor [2018] NSWSC 1772

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Robert Angius v John Angius & Anor [2018] NSWSC 1772 Hearing dates: 24, 25, 26 September, Oral submissions 9 November 2018 Decision date: 23 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See para [206] - [209] Catchwords: MORTGAGES AND SECURITIES – mortgages – duties, rights and remedies of mortgagee – sham mortgages – whether two mortgages entered into between parties liable to be set aside as sham mortgages

EQUITY – general principles – unconscionable conduct – undue influence – whether mortgages should be set aside by way of doctrine of undue influence Legislation Cited: Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447; [1983] HCA 14 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Glengallan Investments Pty Ltd (2004) 218 CLR 471; [2004] HCA 55 Grundt v Great Boulder Pty Gold Mines Ltd (1937) 59 CLR 641; [1937] HCA 58 Lewis v Condon (2013) 85 NSWLR 99; [2013] NSWCA 204 Louth v Diprose (1992) 175 CLR 621; [1992] HCA 61 Nu Line Construction Group Pty Ltd v Fowler (aka Grippaudo) [2012] NSWSC 587 Sharrment Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (1988) 18 FCR 449; [1988] FCA 179 Sidhu v Van Dyke (2014) 251 CLR 505; [2014] HCA 19 Thorne v Kennedy (2017) 91 ALJR 1260; [2017] HCA 49 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387; [1988] HCA 7 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robert Angius (Plaintiff) John Angius (First Defendant) Angius Investments Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms V Culkoff (Plaintiff) S Brennan (Defendants)