Sergio Andres Chocron v Mina Onkoud [2019] NSWSC 1823

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sergio Andres Chocron v Mina Onkoud [2019] NSWSC 1823 Hearing dates: 10, 11, 12 December 2018 and 6 February 2019 (last submissions 17 April 2019) Date of orders: 20 December 2019 Decision date: 23 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: (1) The statement of claim is dismissed. (2) The cross-claim is dismissed. (3) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings. (4) Grant leave to the defendant to notify the Court by 7 February 2020 whether a variation to the costs order is sought. Catchwords: CIVIL LAW - real property - possession - action by mortgagee - mortgage over interest of a tenant in common - mortgagee former brother-in-law of mortgagor - sale of property between husband and wife - ongoing family law proceedings - whether deed of mortgage was a sham - whether deed of mortgage complied with s 38(1) Conveyancing Act - four different copies of deed - tort of deceit - part performance - confusing series of transactions - credibility of witnesses - whether money repaid pursuant to the mortgage Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 38(1), s 38(1A) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Boensch v Pascoe [2019] HCA 49 Boyd v Thorn [2017] NSWCA 210 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Brown v Tavern Operator Pty Ltd (2018) 98 NSWLR 586; [2018] NSWSC 1290 Double Bay Newspapers v A W Holdings (1996) 42 NSWLR 409 Esanda Ltd v Burgess (1984) 2 NSWLR 139; [1985] ANZ ConvR 32 Foregeard v Shanahan (1994) 35 NSWLR 206 Inland Revenue Commissioners v Littlewoods Mail Stores Ltd [1963] AC 135 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Ltd v White City Tennis Club Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 1; [2010] HCA 19 Kuru v New South Wales (2008) 236 CLR 1; [2008] HCA 26 Law Society of New South Wales v Ferry [2018] NSWCATOD 74 Lewis Securities Ltd (In Liq) v Carter [2018] NSWCA 118 Lewis v Condon; Condon v Lewis [2013] NSWCA 204 Maddison v Alderson (1888) 8 App Cas 467 Magill v Magill (2006) CLR 226 CLR 551; [2006] HCA 51 Marac Finance Ltd v Virtue [1981] 1 NZLR 586 Mirzikinian v Tom & Bill Waterhouse Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 296 Raftland Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2008) 238 CLR 516 at 531; [2008] HCA 21, Re Sharrment Pty Limited; Lee Wynyard; Mark Wynyard; Lorreine Claire Wynyard and Seyta Pty Ltd v the Official Trustee In Bankruptcy (1993) 18 FCR 449; [1988] FCA 179 Realm Resources Ltd v Aurora Place Investments Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 379 Segboer v AJ Richardson Properties Pty Ltd (2012) 16 BPR 31,235; [2012] NSWCA 253 Snook v London & West Riding Investments Ltd [1967] 2 QB 786 Vincent v Premo Enterprises (Voucher Sales) Ltd (1969) 2 All ER 941 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sergio Andres Chocron (Plaintiff) Mina Onkoud (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms C H Palmer (Plaintiff) Ms N Obrart with A Strik (Defendant)