Estate of Aspasia Kandros [2019] NSWSC 757

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Estate of Aspasia Kandros [2019] NSWSC 757 Hearing dates: 5 June 2019 Date of orders: 20 June 2019 Decision date: 20 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hallen J Decision: The proceedings to be adjourned to a date to be fixed for the making of declarations and orders. In the event that my Associate receives a form of declarations and orders which accord with these reasons, I shall consider them and, if appropriate, deal with them in Chambers. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Wills, Probate and Administration – Construction and effect of testamentary dispositions – Construction of particular Will – Rectification of Will under s 27 Succession Act 2006 (NSW) – Principles relevant to construction and to rectification

SUCCESSION – Wills, Probate and Administration – Partition of particular property specified under Will of deceased – s 57 Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: ANZ Executors & Trustee Co Ltd v McNab [1999] 3 VR 666 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v MSY Technology Pty Ltd (2012) 201 FCR 378; [2012] FCAFC 56 Bryan William Mortensen and Elizabeth Gedge Eassie v State of New South Wales, (NSWCA, 12 December 1991, unreported) Church of the Foursquare Gospel (Australia) Ltd v New Hope Church Swansea Inc [2019] NSWSC 519 Crawford v Davidson-Crawford [2019] NSWSC 728 Forster v Jododex Australia Pty Ltd (1972) 127 CLR 421 Fulton v Fulton [2014] NSWSC 619 Hardwick v Hardwick (1873) 16 LR Eq 168 Hill v Dunn [2019] NSWSC 419 Huszar (Re Estate of) [1999] NSWSC 388 IMF (Australia) Ltd v Sons Of Gwalia Ltd (Administrator Appointed) (2004) 211 ALR 231 In re Gifford; Gifford v Seaman (1944) 1 Ch 186 Long v Long; Estate of Ethel Edith Long [2004] NSWSC 1002 Muir v Winn [2009] NSWSC 857 Nofz as executor of the estate of Henry Matthew Fitzgerald (deceased) v Kane & Ors [2015] QSC 372 Oil Basins Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (1993) 178 CLR 643; [1993] HCA 60 Rawack v Spicer [2002] NSWSC 849 Re Estate of Max Frederick Dippert [2001] NSWSC 167 Re Estate of Spinks; Application of Mortensen and Eassie (NSWSC, Needham J, 22 August 1990, unreported) Re Swain (Dawn) [2008] NSWSC 1343 Russian Commercial and Industrial Bank v British Bank for Foreign Trade Ltd [1921] 2 AC 438 The Estate of Cecil Douglas Brisbane (NSWSC, Powell J, 19 June 1992, unreported) The Public Trustee of Queensland v Smith [2009] 1 Qd R 26 Towns v Wentworth [1858] 14 EK 794; (1858) 11 Moo PC 526 Trimmer v Lax; Estate M A Fresen (unrep, NSWSC, Hodgson J, 9 May 1997) Vescio v Bannister (Estate of the late Betty Tait) [2010] NSWSC 1274 Woodgate v Tanks [2014] 1 Qd R 481; [2013] QSC 204 Zetting v Müller [2017] NSWSC 659 Texts Cited: David M Haines QC, Construction of Wills in Australia (2007, LexisNexis Australia) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Kazacos (Applicant) Evangelos Kandros (also known as Evangello Kandros) (first Defendant), submitting appearance Constantine Kazacos (second Defendant), submitting appearance Stephanie Kazacos (third Defendant), submitting appearance Marie Kazacos (fourth Defendant), submitting appearance Vicki Kazacos (fifth Defendant), submitting appearance Representation: Counsel: Mr M J Heath (Applicant)