Application by NSW Trustee and Guardian; Estate of Esme Veronica Hennessy [2019] NSWSC 340

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Application by NSW Trustee and Guardian; Estate of Esme Veronica Hennessy [2019] NSWSC 340 Hearing dates: 28 March 2019 Date of orders: 28 March 2019 Decision date: 28 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Henry J Decision: 1. The Plaintiff be at liberty to distribute the estate of the late Esme Veronica Hennessy upon the following basis: a) 1/7th to the children of Denis Joseph Hennessy: Joseph Hennessy born 1920, and Leo Hennessy born 1923. b) 1/7th to the daughter of Catherine Hennessy: Marie Patience Martin. c) 1/7th to the children of Timothy Leo Hennessy: Marie Lorraine Mahon, Pauline Mary Unsworth, Colin Joseph Hennessy, Peter John Hennessy and the estate of Carmel Hennessy Pope. d) 1/7th to the daughter of Margaret Mary Cruise: Marie Cruise. e) 1/7th to the children of Gordon Hennessy: Roslyn Gai Glassop and David Wayne Hennessy. f) 1/7th to the children of Eric Hennessy: Robert Breen Hennessy and Margaret Anne Irving. g) 1/7th to the children of Hilda Rochester: Lorna Irene Sykes and Myrle Rochester.

2. The Plaintiff's costs be paid out of the estate of Esme Veronica Hennessy on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: SUCCESSION - judicial advice application - Trustee Act 1925 (NSW) s 63 - administration of trust property – Benjamin Order Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 (NSW) s 131(3) Trustee Act 1925 (NSW) s 63 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 54.3(2) Cases Cited: Application by NSW Trustee & Guardian (Estate of the late Marko Sijakovic) [2012] NSWSC 1532 Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWSC 508 In re Benjamin Neville v Benjamin [1902] 1 Ch 723 NSW Trustee and Guardian (Estate of Peter Urso) [2013] NSWSC 903 Re Meyerstein [2009] VSC 564 West v Weston [1998] NSWSC 419 Category: Principal judgment Parties: NSW Trustee and Guardian (Plaintiff) Representation: Counsel: V Hartstein (Plaintiff)