Application of NSW Trustee & Guardian; Estate of Dudley Keith Vaughn [2019] NSWSC 850

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Application of NSW Trustee & Guardian; Estate of Dudley Keith Vaughn [2019] NSWSC 850 Hearing dates: 8 July 2019 Date of orders: 08 July 2019 Decision date: 08 July 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Henry J Decision: (1) The plaintiff be at liberty to distribute the estate of the late Dudley Keith Vaughan as if Maureen Paebslo and Karin Paebslo had predeceased Dudley Keith Vaughan. (2) The plaintiff's costs be paid out of the estate of Dudley Keith Vaughan on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – judicial advice application – Trustee Act 1925 (NSW) s 63 – administration of trust property – Benjamin order Legislation Cited: 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 Application of NSW Trustee & Guardian [2014] NSWSC 1857 Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWSC 508 Hansell v Spink [1943] Ch 396 In re Benjamin; Neville v Benjamin [1902] 1 Ch 723 NSW Trustee & Guardian; Estate of the late Jan Szczudlik [2015] NSWSC 1529 NSW Trustee and Guardian (Estate of Peter Urso) [2013] NSWSC 903 Re Green's Will Trusts [1985] 3 All ER 355 Re Meyerstein [2009] VSC 564 West v Weston [1998] NSWSC 419 Category: Principal judgment Parties: NSW Trustee & Guardian (plaintiff) Representation: Counsel: V Hartstein (plaintiff)