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Gonzales v Claridades

Case [2003] NSWCA 227 18 August 2003

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Reported Decision:
58 NSWLR 211

Court of Appeal

CITATION: GONZALES v CLARIDADES [2003] NSWCA 227

HEARING DATE(S): 8 August 2003

JUDGMENT DATE:
18 August 2003

JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 54; Foster AJA at 55

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs

CATCHWORDS: Succession - Wills - son charged with murdering parents and sister - where son sole beneficiary under his parents' joint will - forfeiture rule - whether son entitled to access funds from his father's estate to defend committal proceedings - Administration of estates - incomplete administration - whether Court has power to make orders under Pt 68 Supreme Court Rules - "emergency" situation - public policy considerations

LEGISLATION CITED: Forfeiture Act 1995
Supreme Court Rules Pt 68
Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990, ss10(5), 16A, 16B
Trustee Act s 44

CASES CITED: Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292
New South Wales v Canellis (1994) 181 CLR 309
Attorney General for New South Wales v Milat (1995) 37 NSWLR 370
Public Trustee: Re Estate of T [1999] NSWSC 1027
Blackman v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd [2003] NSWSC 305
Re Benson Estate (1998) Carswell Alta 1378
In re Estate of Glenn (1973) 299 A 2d 203
Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWSC 508
Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) v Livingston [1965] AC 694
Official Receiver v Schultz (1990) 170 CLR 306
Barns v Barns [2003] HCA 9, 196 ALR 65
McLean v Burns Philp Trustee Co Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 623
David v Frowd (1833) 1 My & K 200
In re Royle (1890) 43 Ch D 18
Hudson v Gray (1927) 39 CLR 473
In re Hazeldine's Trusts [1908] 1 Ch 34, 40-1
Templeton v Leviathan Pty Ltd (1921) 30 CLR 34
In re New [1901] 2 Ch 534
McCarthy v McCarthy (1919) 19 SR (NSW) 122
Re Oygevault International BV (in liq) (1994) 14 ACSR 245
In re Tollemache [1903] 1 Ch 955
Riddle v Riddle (1952) 85 CLR 202
Brown v Brown (1924) 24 SR (NSW) 495
Chapman v Chapman [1954] AC 429
In re Downshire Settled Estates; Marquess of Downshire v Royal Bank of Scotland [1953] Ch 218
New South Wales Crime Commission v Fleming (1991) 24 NSWLR 116
New South Wales Crime Commission v Younan (1993) 31 NSWLR 44
Clark Equipment Credit of Australia Ltd v Como Factors Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 552
A v C (No 2) [1981] 1 QB 961
Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691
Troja v Troja (1994) 33 NSWLR 269
Rivers v Rivers (2002) 84 SASR 426

PARTIES :

SEF GONZALES v AMELITA CLARIDADES

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40565/2003

COUNSEL: Appellant: B Rayment QC/ P Kintominas
Respondent: J Wilson

SOLICITORS: Appellant: Benjamin & Khoury Pty Ltd
Respondent: R E Barros & Co

LOWER COURTJURISDICTION: Supreme Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): SC 2260/2003

LOWER COURT
JUDICIAL OFFICER : CAMPBELL J

CA 40565 of 2003
SC 2260 of 2003

MASON P
BEAZLEY JA
FOSTER AJA

Monday 18 August 2003

Sef GONZALES v Amelita CLARIDADES

The appellant…

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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Details

AGLC: Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWCA 227
Case: [2003] NSWCA 227
Decision Date: 18 August 2003

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case of *Gonzales v Claridades* concerned a son who was the sole beneficiary under his parents' joint will. The son was charged with the murder of his parents and sister. The dispute before the Court of Appeal of New South Wales arose from the son's application for access to funds from his father's estate to fund his defence in the committal proceedings.

The primary legal issues before the Court were whether the forfeiture rule, which generally prevents a person who has unlawfully killed another from benefiting from their estate, applied to prevent the son from accessing estate funds for his defence, and whether the Court had the power to make such an order under Part 68 of the Supreme Court Rules, particularly in an "emergency" situation. The Court also considered public policy considerations relevant to the administration of the estate.

The Court of Appeal held that the forfeiture rule, while generally applicable, did not preclude the son from accessing funds for his defence. The Court reasoned that the administration of the estate was incomplete and that it was in the interests of justice and public policy to allow the son to have legal representation to ensure a fair trial. The Court found that the situation constituted an "emergency" within the meaning of the Supreme Court Rules, justifying the exercise of its power to make interim orders for the preservation and management of the estate.

The appeal was dismissed, and the son was ordered to pay the costs of the proceedings.

Orders

Orders of the court

Appeal dismissed with costs

Background

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Evidence

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Citations

AGLC Citation

Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWCA 227

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…ion by NSW Trustee & Guardian (Estate of the late Marko Sijakovic) [2012] NSWSC 1532 at [23]-[24], citing Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWSC 508; (2003) 58 NSWLR 188 at [75]-[76]. In such a circumstance and absent any order under s 134 being made, Farkas would have an entitlement to Sheree’s intestate estate, in equal…
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Re HIH Insurance Ltd (in liq)
[2015] NSWSC 790 Para 41

…iving. The judgment was explained relatively recently in this court by Campbell J, as his Honour then was, in Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWSC 508; (2003) 58 NSWLR 188, where his Honour said (at [66]) that it was the hearsay rule, possibly in conjunction with the opinion rule, that underlay Hollington v Hewthorn :…
Steiner v Strang
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Liao v New South Wales
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[2013] ACTSC 146

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[1994] NSWCA 321

…ipment Credit of Australia Ltd v Como Factors Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 552 A v C (No 2) [1981] 1 QB 961 Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691 Troja v Troja (1994) 33 NSWLR 269 Rivers v Rivers (2002) 84 SASR 426 PARTIES : SEF GONZALES v AMELITA CLARIDADES FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40565/2003 COUNSEL: Appellant: B Rayment QC/ P Kint…
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[1990] HCA 45

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Halabi v Westpac Banking Corporation
[1989] HCATrans 54

…proceedings may interfere with the fair trial of the criminal proceedings: McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR 202; Halabi v Westpac Banking Corporation (1989) 17 NSWLR 26. There must be a realistic prospect that, even if the Executrix were to start such litigation, either Sef or the Crown would request her to desist from…
Riddle v Riddle
[1952] HCA 12

…McCarthy v McCarthy (1919) 19 SR (NSW) 122 Re Oygevault International BV (in liq) (1994) 14 ACSR 245 In re Tollemache [1903] 1 Ch 955 Riddle v Riddle (1952) 85 CLR 202 Brown v Brown (1924) 24 SR (NSW) 495 Chapman v Chapman [1954] AC 429 In re Downshire Settled Estates; Marquess of Downshire v Royal Bank of Scotland…
Helton v Allen
[1940] HCA 20

…nan (1993) 31 NSWLR 44 Clark Equipment Credit of Australia Ltd v Como Factors Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 552 A v C (No 2) [1981] 1 QB 961 Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691 Troja v Troja (1994) 33 NSWLR 269 Rivers v Rivers (2002) 84 SASR 426 PARTIES : SEF GONZALES v AMELITA CLARIDADES FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40565/2003 COUNSE…
Hudson v Gray
[1927] HCA 31

…, 196 ALR 65 McLean v Burns Philp Trustee Co Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 623 David v Frowd (1833) 1 My & K 200 In re Royle (1890) 43 Ch D 18 Hudson v Gray (1927) 39 CLR 473 In re Hazeldine's Trusts [1908] 1 Ch 34, 40-1 Templeton v Leviathan Pty Ltd (1921) 30 CLR 34 In re New [1901] 2 Ch 534 McCarthy v McCarthy (1919) 19…
Brown v Brown
[1906] HCA 85

…y (1919) 19 SR (NSW) 122 Re Oygevault International BV (in liq) (1994) 14 ACSR 245 In re Tollemache [1903] 1 Ch 955 Riddle v Riddle (1952) 85 CLR 202 Brown v Brown (1924) 24 SR (NSW) 495 Chapman v Chapman [1954] AC 429 In re Downshire Settled Estates; Marquess of Downshire v Royal Bank of Scotland [1953] Ch 218 New Sou…
Templeton v Leviathan Pty Ltd
[1921] HCA 55

…My & K 200 In re Royle (1890) 43 Ch D 18 Hudson v Gray (1927) 39 CLR 473 In re Hazeldine's Trusts [1908] 1 Ch 34, 40-1 Templeton v Leviathan Pty Ltd (1921) 30 CLR 34 In re New [1901] 2 Ch 534 McCarthy v McCarthy (1919) 19 SR (NSW) 122 Re Oygevault International BV (in liq) (1994) 14 ACSR 245 In re Tollemache [1903…
[1965] AC 694
[1965] AC 694

…) Carswell Alta 1378 In re Estate of Glenn (1973) 299 A 2d 203 Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWSC 508 Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) v Livingston [1965] AC 694 Official Receiver v Schultz (1990) 170 CLR 306 Barns v Barns [2003] HCA 9, 196 ALR 65 McLean v Burns Philp Trustee Co Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 623 Davi…
[1954] AC 429
[1954] AC 429

…(in liq) (1994) 14 ACSR 245 In re Tollemache [1903] 1 Ch 955 Riddle v Riddle (1952) 85 CLR 202 Brown v Brown (1924) 24 SR (NSW) 495 Chapman v Chapman [1954] AC 429 In re Downshire Settled Estates; Marquess of Downshire v Royal Bank of Scotland [1953] Ch 218 New South Wales Crime Commission v Fleming (1991) 24 NS…
[1981] 1 QB 961
[1981] 1 QB 961

…th Wales Crime Commission v Younan (1993) 31 NSWLR 44 Clark Equipment Credit of Australia Ltd v Como Factors Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 552 A v C (No 2) [1981] 1 QB 961 Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691 Troja v Troja (1994) 33 NSWLR 269 Rivers v Rivers (2002) 84 SASR 426 PARTIES : SEF GONZALES v AMELITA CLARIDADES FIL…
2003 SC 2260
2003 SC 2260

…CA 40565 of 2003 SC 2260 of 2003 MASON P BEAZLEY JA FOSTER AJA Monday 18 August 2003…
David v Frowd
39 ER 657

…694 Official Receiver v Schultz (1990) 170 CLR 306 Barns v Barns [2003] HCA 9, 196 ALR 65 McLean v Burns Philp Trustee Co Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 623 David v Frowd (1833) 1 My & K 200 In re Royle (1890) 43 Ch D 18 Hudson v Gray (1927) 39 CLR 473 In re Hazeldine's Trusts [1908] 1 Ch 34, 40-1 Templeton v Leviathan Pty Lt…
[1973] 1 WLR 998
[1973] 1 WLR 998

…cal commonsense of adjourning civil proceedings until the outcome of criminal proceedings concerning the same issue is illustrated by In Re Raphael [1973] 1 WLR 998, where Goulding J. adjourned, of his own motion, probate proceedings the outcome of which depended upon whether a purported will was a forgery until cr…
McMahon v Gould
95 ER 982

…stay of the civil proceedings where the conduct of those proceedings may interfere with the fair trial of the criminal proceedings: McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR 202; Halabi v Westpac Banking Corporation (1989) 17 NSWLR 26. There must be a realistic prospect that, even if the Executrix were to start such litigation,…

Legislation cited in this decision · 5

Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 (NSW)
10(5), 16A, 16B 4 mentions
Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)
140) 1 mention
Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW)
1 mention
Forfeiture Act 1995 (NSW)
1 mention
Trustee Act 1925 (ACT)
1 mention

CITATION:	GONZALES v CLARIDADES [2003] NSWCA 227
HEARING DATE(S):	8 August 2003
JUDGMENT DATE:	18 August 2003
JUDGMENT OF:	Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 54; Foster AJA at 55
DECISION:	Appeal dismissed with costs
CATCHWORDS:	Succession - Wills - son charged with murdering parents and sister - where son sole beneficiary under his parents' joint will - forfeiture rule - whether son entitled to access funds from his father's estate to defend committal proceedings - Administration of estates - incomplete administration - whether Court has power to make orders under Pt 68 Supreme Court Rules - "emergency" situation - public policy considerations
LEGISLATION CITED:	Forfeiture Act 1995 Supreme Court Rules Pt 68 Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990, ss10(5), 16A, 16B Trustee Act s 44
CASES CITED:	Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292 New South Wales v Canellis (1994) 181 CLR 309 Attorney General for New South Wales v Milat (1995) 37 NSWLR 370 Public Trustee: Re Estate of T [1999] NSWSC 1027 Blackman v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd [2003] NSWSC 305 Re Benson Estate (1998) Carswell Alta 1378 In re Estate of Glenn (1973) 299 A 2d 203 Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWSC 508 Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) v Livingston [1965] AC 694 Official Receiver v Schultz (1990) 170 CLR 306 Barns v Barns [2003] HCA 9, 196 ALR 65 McLean v Burns Philp Trustee Co Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 623 David v Frowd (1833) 1 My & K 200 In re Royle (1890) 43 Ch D 18 Hudson v Gray (1927) 39 CLR 473 In re Hazeldine's Trusts [1908] 1 Ch 34, 40-1 Templeton v Leviathan Pty Ltd (1921) 30 CLR 34 In re New [1901] 2 Ch 534 McCarthy v McCarthy (1919) 19 SR (NSW) 122 Re Oygevault International BV (in liq) (1994) 14 ACSR 245 In re Tollemache [1903] 1 Ch 955 Riddle v Riddle (1952) 85 CLR 202 Brown v Brown (1924) 24 SR (NSW) 495 Chapman v Chapman [1954] AC 429 In re Downshire Settled Estates; Marquess of Downshire v Royal Bank of Scotland [1953] Ch 218 New South Wales Crime Commission v Fleming (1991) 24 NSWLR 116 New South Wales Crime Commission v Younan (1993) 31 NSWLR 44 Clark Equipment Credit of Australia Ltd v Como Factors Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 552 A v C (No 2) [1981] 1 QB 961 Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691 Troja v Troja (1994) 33 NSWLR 269 Rivers v Rivers (2002) 84 SASR 426
PARTIES :	SEF GONZALES v AMELITA CLARIDADES
FILE NUMBER(S):	CA 40565/2003
COUNSEL:	Appellant: B Rayment QC/ P Kintominas Respondent: J Wilson
SOLICITORS:	Appellant: Benjamin & Khoury Pty Ltd Respondent: R E Barros & Co

LOWER COURTJURISDICTION:	Supreme Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S):	SC 2260/2003
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER :	CAMPBELL J