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PLAN B TRUSTEES LIMITED -v- PARKER [No 2] [2013] WASC 216

Jurisdiction:	SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA	Citation No:	[2013] WASC 216
Case No:	CIV:1494/2012	Heard:	28, 29 NOVEMBER 2012 & 8 MAY 2013
Coram:	EDELMAN J	Delivered:	30/05/13
No of pages:	66	Judgment Part:	1 of 1
Result:	Directions given
Category:	B
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Parties:	PLAN B TRUSTEES LIMITED as trustee for MARTU IDJA BANYJIMA CHARITABLE TRUST MAITLAND PARKER as personal representative of the beneficiaries of MARTU IDJA BANYJIMA CHARITABLE TRUST ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA BHP BILLITON IRON ORE PTY LTD
Catchwords:	Trusts and trustees Directions under s 92 of Trustees Act 1962 (WA) Directions sought that trustee is justified in not commencing various legal proceedings Factors relevant to whether the directions should be given Circumstances when a trustee seeking directions should provide a legal opinion from counsel Directions given
Legislation:	Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (WA) Trustees Act 1962 (WA)
Case References:	Andrews v M'Guffog (1886) 11 App Cas 313 Application of Gnitekram Marketing Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 1328 Application of Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Inc (No 3) [2006] NSWSC 1247 Application of Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1185 Armitage v Nurse [1998] Ch 245 Attorney General v Corporation of Exeter (1826) 2 Russ 45 Attorney General v The Governors of the Sherborne Grammar School (1854) 18 Beav 256, 280; (1854) 52 ER 101 Barlow Clowes International Ltd (in liq) & Ors v Vaughan [1992] 4 All ER 22 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Bartlett v Barclays Trust Co Ltd (No 2) [1980] 1 Ch 539 Byrnes v Kendle [2011] HCA 26; (2011) 243 CLR 253 Citibank NA v QVT Financial LP [2007] EWCA 11 Clephane v Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1869) LR 1 HL Sc 417 Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v Word Investments Ltd [2008] HCA 55; (2008) 236 CLR 204 Dingle v Turner [1972] AC 601 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton [2012] HCA 7; (2012) 286 ALR 12; (2012) 86 ALJR 296 FAI General Insurance v Australian Hospital Care (1999) 153 FLR 448 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22; (2007) 230 CLR 89 Guinness v Saunders [1990] 2 AC 663 Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd [2012] WASCA 16 HIH Casualty and General Insurance Australia Ltd v DellaVedova [1999] FCA 456; (1999) 10 ANZ Ins Cas 61-431 In re Freeston's Charity [1978] 1 WLR 120 Landsdale Pty Ltd v Moore [2009] WASCA 176 Langsam v Beachcroft LLP & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1230 Langsam v Beachcroft LLP [2011] EWHC 1451 (Ch) Latimer v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2002] 3 NZLR 195 Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Inc v His Eminence Petar, the Diocesan Bishop of the Macedonian Orthodox Church of Australia and New Zealand & Anor [2006] NSWCA 160; (2006) 66 NSWLR 112 Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Incorporated v His Eminence Petar The Diocesan Bishop…

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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AGLC: PLAN B TRUSTEES LIMITED -v- PARKER [2013] WASC 216
Case: [2013] WASC 216
Decision Date: 30 MAY 2013

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In this case, the plaintiff, Plan B Trustees Ltd, sought directions from the court pursuant to section 92 of the Trustees Act 1962 (WA), seeking clarification on whether the trustee was justified in not initiating certain legal proceedings. The defendant, Parker, contested the application. The matter was heard in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

The primary legal issue for the court was to determine the factors relevant to granting the sought directions, and to decide whether the trustee should provide a legal opinion from counsel in circumstances where directions were being sought. Specifically, the court had to consider whether the trustee had acted reasonably and in the best interests of the trust by not initiating the legal proceedings.

The court held that the trustee was justified in not commencing the legal proceedings, based on a detailed consideration of the circumstances and the potential risks and benefits involved. The court found that the trustee had acted reasonably and in the best interests of the trust by not initiating the legal proceedings. The court also noted that the circumstances did not necessitate the trustee to provide a legal opinion from counsel. The court concluded that the trustee was entitled to the directions sought, and accordingly, gave the directions.

The final orders of the court were that directions were given to the trustee as sought by the plaintiff.

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Mainray Nominees Pty Ltd v Stoate
[2025] WASC 145 Para 4

…cutor and trustee of the will of the deceased) v Wood [No 4] [2014] WASC 393 [98] ‑ [139] (Kenneth Martin J); Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216 [37] - [53] (Edelman J). … in the context of an application for directions as to the position a trustee should take in relation to litigation, the releva…
Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust Incorporated v Attorney-General of the Northern Territory (No 2)
[2024] NTSC 87

…d (Macedonian Orthodox Church) (2008) 237 CLR 66; Marks v Evans [2023] VSC 158; Mulherin v Quinn Village [2007] QSC 231; Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [2013] WASC 216; Proud v Arkell [2019] NTSC 35; Re Application of Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Inc (No 3) [2006] NSWSC 1247; Re Estate Late Chow Cho…
Primary Securities Ltd as Trustee of the Baker Partners Founders Fund v Warburton
[2024] FCA 382 Para 25

…In Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker (No 2) [2013] WASC 216 at [40]‑[53], Edelman J explained that the function of obtaining counsel's opinion is not necessarily to establish that a proceeding has reasonable prospects of success, as it is doubtful that an opinion could serve as admissible evidence of that. Rather, its…
Cardaci v Cardaci
[2023] WASCA 158

…R 149 Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd v FAI General Insurance Co Ltd (in liq) [2003] HCA 25; (2003) 214 CLR 514 Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216; (2013) 11 ASTLR 242 Pope v Pope [2001] SASC 26 Porteous v Rinehart (1998) 19 WAR 495 Prepaid Services Pty Ltd v Atradius Credit Insurance NV [2013] NS…
Philip Milton Rundell as trustee for the M.M. Trust v Palermo
[2023] WASC 318 Para 1

…8] HCA 42; 237 CLR 66.[21] The principles have been applied many times in this court, including relevantly in Plan B Trustees Limited v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216; [22] Wood v Wood [No 4] [2014] WASC 393, Blatchford v Laine [2018] WASC 207 [23] and in the context of parallel legislation in Mighty River Internat…
Shaun William Boyle as administrator of the Personal Estate and Receiver of the Real Property of the Late Raffaele Farano v Farano
[2023] WASC 303 Para 4

…ections. Legal action should never be commenced unless the trustee is satisfied that it is properly arguable. [6] Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216; (2013) 11 ASTLR 242 [48] (Edelman J) (citations omitted); see also Blatchford v Laine [61] ‑ [65] (Vaughan J).…
Rojoda Pty Ltd (ACN 164 809 581) as trustee for the a & MMR Scolaro Partnership and the Scolaro Investment Company Partnership v Scolaro
[2023] WASC 210 Para 9

…Historically, applications for judicial advice were accompanied by an opinion from senior counsel. In Plan B Trustees Limited v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216 at [41] - [46], Edelman J doubted the provision of such an opinion is necessary in every case. However, the obtaining of an opinion from senior counsel is st…
Marinko v Patrick Bernard O'Sullivan and Ralph Adrian Wilson as executors of the will of Rose Margaret Marinko
[2023] WASC 180 Para 1

…er the case, having regard to issues of procedural fairness, admissibility and legal professional privilege. [19] Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216 [39] - [45]. [20] Wood (As Co-Executor and Trustee of the Will of the Deceased) v Wood [No 4] [2014] WASC 393 [123] ‑ [124], [126].…
The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Vic) v Attorney-General (Vic)
[2022] VSC 610 Para 1

…ised of a claim against him or her’[22] (noting that Edelman J did not provide a concluded view on the correctness of this position). [21][2013] WASC 216. [22]Ibid, [187].…
Cardaci v Cardaci
[2022] WASC 166 Para 3

…] See Macedonian Orthodox Community Church [74], but see also Ludwig v Jeffrey (No 4) [2021] NSWCA 256 [84]. [30] Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216 [48].…
Litigation Capital Partners LLP PTE Ltd (Registration No 200922518M) v ACN 117 641 004 Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (formerly known as Vale Cash Management Fund Pty Ltd)
[2021] WASC 161 Para 3

…directions. [40] Wood (as Co-Executor and trustee of the will of the deceased) v Wood (No 4) [2014] WASC 393 [103]. [41] Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [2013] WASC 216 [38].…
Boord as Executrix of the Estate of Roman Iwankiw v Iwankiw
[2021] WASC 13 Para 5

…ales.[19] In this State the preponderance of opinion is that provision of such an opinion is not appropriate: see Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216 and Wood (as co‑executor and trustee of the will of the deceased) v Wood [No 4] [2014] WASC 393. Based on those authorities and given the relatively…
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[2020] WASC 433 Para 1

…] an earlier decision in this court concerning trustee advice applications by Edelman J (then of this court) in Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216, especially [37] - [53] of that decision.…
LM Investment Management Ltd (receiver apptd) (in liq) v Drake
[2020] QSC 265 Para 26

…and (vii)Any public interest factors in the case of a charitable trust. [28] [27]Set out by Edelman J in Plan B Trustees Limited v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216 (“ Plan B”). [28] Plan B at [37]; See also Macedonian at 119 [162].…
Re Bell Group Ltd (in Liq)
[2020] WASC 259 Para 10

…ving of directions to a trustee concerning whether litigation is or is not justified. He noted that:[64] [63] Plan B Trustees Limited v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216. [64] Plan B Trustees Limited v Parker [No 2] [37] - [38]. The overlapping considerations include the following: (i)the prospects of success; (ii)the…
In the Estate of Cutting
[2019] NTSC 94 Para 26

…More recently, in Plan B Trustee Ltd v Parker [2013] WASC 216 at [37], a case in which a trustee sought approval of its decision not to commence proceedings, Edelman J summarised the relevant considerations as follows: There are numerous considerations relevant to the giving of directions that concern whether liti…
R v Roberts
[2019] NSWDC 282 Para 85

…corded less weight in cases such as this, due to the significant weight to be given to general deterrence: see Fitzgerald v R at [34], citing R v Lee [2013] WASC 216, and at [35] citing R v Gent .…
Blatchford v Laine
[2018] WASC 207 Para 2

…legal proceedings are, or are not, justified are within the court's jurisdiction under s 92 of the Trustees Act 1962 (WA) Plan B Trustees Ltd [No 2] [2013] WASC 216.[3] [3] Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216; (2013) 11 ASTLR 242 [7] ( Plan B ).…
Carr v Larussa
[2018] WASC 176 Para 1

…Wood (As Co-Executor and Trustee of the Will of the Deceased) v Wood [No 4] [2014] WASC 393 [98] ‑ [139]. [31] Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216 [37] - [53]. [32] Re Estate of Anastasios Keriacules Challis (Sec) [2010] WASC 333 [17], [18], and [30].…
ANTONY LESLIE JOHN WOODINGS as Liquidator of BELL GROUP LTD (IN LIQ) & BELL GROUP FINANCE PTY LTD (IN LIQ)
[2017] WASC 322 Para 16

…In Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker (No 2) [2013] WASC 216 Edelman J set out matters which a court would take into account in determining whether or not a liquidator should take legal action. For the present purposes the only one of those requirements that is relevant relates to the prospect of success. Counsel for BG…
Abbott Trustee Services Pty Ltd as trustee for the Kariyarra People's Trust v Attorney General of Western Australia
[2017] WASC 117 Para 3

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Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust Inc v Deloitte, Touche Tohmatsu [No 2]
[2017] NTSC 4

…imer v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2004] 3 NZLR 157, Plan B Trustees Limited v Parker [2013] WASC 216, Shire of Ashburton v BindiBindi Community Aboriginal Corporation [1999] WASC 108, Shire of Derby-West Kimberley v Yungngora Association Inc [2007] WASCA 233, Thompson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1959]…
Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust Inc v Deloitte, Touche Tohmatsu
[2016] NTSC 39

…NZLR 195; Murphy v Victoria (2014) 45 VR 119; Oppenheim v Tobacco Securities Trust Co Ltd [1951] AC 297; Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [2013] WASC 216; Rainsford v Victoria (2005) 144 FCR 279; Re Compton [1945] 1 Ch 123; Re Evans; Union Trustee Co of Australia Ltd v Attorney-General for Queensland [1957] St R Qd 34…
Carr v Larussa
[2016] WASC 13 Para 4

…incurred': see Re Beddoe; Downs v Cottam , [1893] 1 Ch 547, at pp 558 and 562. [20] Wood [98] ‑ [139]. [21] Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216 [37] ‑ [53]. [22] Challis [17] ‑ [18], [30]. See also: Browne v Matthew Jaime Bassett‑Scarff as executor of the will of the late Dawn Lorraine Phillips [20…
Browne v Matthew Jaime BassettScarfe as executor of the will of the late Dawn Lorraine Phillips
[2015] WASC 422 Para 12

…od (as Co‑Executor and Trustee of the will of the deceased) v Wood [No 4] [2014] WASC 393 [98] ‑ [139]. [7] Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216 [37] ‑ [53] [8] Challis [17] ‑ [18], [30]. [9] Challis [18]. [10] Re Atkinson deceased [1971] VR 612, 615.…
Sheahan v Thompson (No 2)
[2015] NSWSC 871

…845) 2 Coll 241, 245; 63 ER 716 Petrossi Bros. Contracting Corp v Town of Greece, 29 N.Y.S.2d 305 (Sup. Ct. 1941) Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker (No 2) [2013] WASC 216; (2013) 11 ASTLR 242 Ramage v Waclaw (1988) 12 NSWLR 84 Robins v Incentive Dynamics Pty Ltd (in liq) [2003] NSWCA 71; (2003) 175 FLR 286 Sheahan v Lo…
Wood (as Co-Executor and Trustee of the Will of the Deceased) v Wood [No 4]
[2014] WASC 393 Para 7

…, whilst reviewing the law in this area, I have been assisted as well by some recent observations by Edelman J in Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216.…
Themis Holdings Pty Ltd v Canehire Pty Ltd
[2014] QSC 38 Para 1

…f fiduciary duty, except for “actual fraud”, which was not present in this case. The defendants referred to Plan B Trustees Ltd v Parker [No 2] [2013] WASC 216 where Edelman J explained at [232]:…

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Mischel v Mischel Holdings Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2)
[2012] VSC 421

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Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton
[2012] HCA 7

…on of the Commonwealth of Australia v Word Investments Ltd [2008] HCA 55; (2008) 236 CLR 204 Dingle v Turner [1972] AC 601 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton [2012] HCA 7; (2012) 286 ALR 12; (2012) 86 ALJR 296 FAI General Insurance v Australian Hospital Care (1999) 153 FLR 448 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty…
RDC v The State of Western Australia
[2012] WASCA 16

…y Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22; (2007) 230 CLR 89 Guinness v Saunders [1990] 2 AC 663 Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd [2012] WASCA 16 HIH Casualty and General Insurance Australia Ltd v DellaVedova [1999] FCA 456; (1999) 10 ANZ Ins Cas 61-431 In re Freeston's Charity [1978] 1 WLR 120…
Welker v Rinehart (No 2)
[2011] NSWSC 1238

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Byrnes v Kendle
[2011] HCA 26

…liq) & Ors v Vaughan [1992] 4 All ER 22 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Bartlett v Barclays Trust Co Ltd (No 2) [1980] 1 Ch 539 Byrnes v Kendle [2011] HCA 26; (2011) 243 CLR 253 Citibank NA v QVT Financial LP [2007] EWCA 11 Clephane v Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1869) LR 1 HL Sc 417 Commissioner of Taxation…
Miller v Miller
[2011] HCA 9

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Re Estate of Anastasios Keriacules Challis (Dec)
[2010] WASC 333

…] NSWSC 492; (2001) 52 NSWLR 641 Re Atkinson [1971] VR 612 Re Beddoe Downes v Cottam [1893] 1 Ch 547 Re Estate of Anastasios Keriacules Challis (Dec) [2010] WASC 333 Re Leek [1969] 1 Ch 563 Re Lemon Tree Passage and Districts RSL and Citizens Club (1987) 11 ACLR 796 Russell-Cooke Trust Company v Prentis [2003] 2 A…
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[2010] NSWSC 1328

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[2008] HCA 55

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FAI General Insurance Co Ltd v Australian Hospital Care Pty Ltd
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Radmanovich v Nedeljkovic
[2001] NSWSC 492

…nent Trustee Australia Ltd v FAI General Insurance (1998) 153 ALR 529 Plan B Trustees Ltd v Maitland Parker [2012] WASC 392 Radmanovich v Nedeljkovic [2001] NSWSC 492; (2001) 52 NSWLR 641 Re Atkinson [1971] VR 612 Re Beddoe Downes v Cottam [1893] 1 Ch 547 Re Estate of Anastasios Keriacules Challis (Dec) [2010] WASC…
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[2001] HCA 19

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Yanner v Eaton
[1999] HCA 53

…rt (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1238 Western Australia v Ward [2002] HCA 28; (2002) 213 CLR 1 Wilden v Green [2009] WASCA 38; (2009) 38 WAR 429 Yanner v Eaton [1999] HCA 53; (1999) 201 CLR 351 Youyang Pty Ltd v Minter Ellison Morris Fletcher [2003] HCA 15; (2003) 212 CLR 484…
HIH Casualty & General Insurance Australia Ltd v DellaVedova
[1999] FCA 456

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Maguire v Makaronis
[1997] HCA 23

…Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand [2008] HCA 42; (2008) 237 CLR 66 Magill v Magill [2006] HCA 51; (2006) 226 CLR 551 Maguire v Makaronis [1997] HCA 23; (1997) 188 CLR 449 Marley v Mutual Security Merchant Bank [1991] 3 All ER 198 Mayfair Trading Co Pty Ltd v Dreyer [1958] HCA 55; (1958) 101 CLR 428…
State Government Insurance Office (Queensland) v Brisbane Stevedoring Pty Ltd
[1969] HCA 59

…c [2007] WASCA 233; (2007) 157 LGERA 238 Spence v Crawford [1939] 3 All ER 271 State Government Insurance Office (Qld) v Brisbane Stevedoring Pty Ltd [1969] HCA 59; (1969) 123 CLR 228 Tepko Pty Ltd v Water Board [2001] HCA 19; (2001) 206 CLR 1 Vacuum Oil Co Pty Ltd v Wiltshire [1945] HCA 37; (1945) 72 CLR 319 We…
Mayfair Trading Co Pty Ltd v Dreyer
[1958] HCA 55

…Maguire v Makaronis [1997] HCA 23; (1997) 188 CLR 449 Marley v Mutual Security Merchant Bank [1991] 3 All ER 198 Mayfair Trading Co Pty Ltd v Dreyer [1958] HCA 55; (1958) 101 CLR 428 Miller v Miller [2011] HCA 9; (2011) 242 CLR 446 Mischel v Mischel Holdings Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2012] VSC 421 Mohamed v Alag…
Vacuum Oil Co Pty Ltd v Wiltshire
[1945] HCA 37

…e Stevedoring Pty Ltd [1969] HCA 59; (1969) 123 CLR 228 Tepko Pty Ltd v Water Board [2001] HCA 19; (2001) 206 CLR 1 Vacuum Oil Co Pty Ltd v Wiltshire [1945] HCA 37; (1945) 72 CLR 319 Welker & Ors v Rinehart (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1238 Western Australia v Ward [2002] HCA 28; (2002) 213 CLR 1 Wilden v Green [2009] WA…
Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd v FAI General Insurance Co Ltd
[1998] NSWSC 1011

…000] 1 WLR 1815 Nocton v Lord Ashburton [1914] AC 932 Partington v Reynolds (1858) 4 Drew 253 Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd v FAI General Insurance (1998) 153 ALR 529 Plan B Trustees Ltd v Maitland Parker [2012] WASC 392 Radmanovich v Nedeljkovic [2001] NSWSC 492; (2001) 52 NSWLR 641 Re Atkinson [1971] VR 612 Re Be…
Barnes v Addy
9 Ch App 244

…School (1854) 18 Beav 256, 280; (1854) 52 ER 101 Barlow Clowes International Ltd (in liq) & Ors v Vaughan [1992] 4 All ER 22 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Bartlett v Barclays Trust Co Ltd (No 2) [1980] 1 Ch 539 Byrnes v Kendle [2011] HCA 26; (2011) 243 CLR 253 Citibank NA v QVT Financial LP [2007] EWCA…
[1914] AC 932
[1914] AC 932

…Mischel Holdings Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2012] VSC 421 Mohamed v Alaga & Co (A firm) [1999] EWCA Civ 3037; [2000] 1 WLR 1815 Nocton v Lord Ashburton [1914] AC 932 Partington v Reynolds (1858) 4 Drew 253 Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd v FAI General Insurance (1998) 153 ALR 529 Plan B Trustees Ltd v Maitland Par…
[1990] 2 AC 663
[1990] 2 AC 663

…ance v Australian Hospital Care (1999) 153 FLR 448 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22; (2007) 230 CLR 89 Guinness v Saunders [1990] 2 AC 663 Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd [2012] WASCA 16 HIH Casualty and General Insurance Australia Ltd v DellaVedova [1999] FCA 45…
[2004] 3 NZLR 157
[2004] 3 NZLR 157

…100 Latimer v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2004] 3 NZLR 157, 168 [28] and see 171 [42] (Lord Millett).…
Thus in Partington v Reynolds
62 ER 98

…139 Partington v Reynolds (1858) 4 Drew 253, 255 - 256; 62 ER 98, 98 - 99 (Kindersley VC).…
[1972] AC 601
[1972] AC 601

…69) LR 1 HL Sc 417 Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v Word Investments Ltd [2008] HCA 55; (2008) 236 CLR 204 Dingle v Turner [1972] AC 601 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton [2012] HCA 7; (2012) 286 ALR 12; (2012) 86 ALJR 296 FAI General Insurance v Australian Hospital Care (1999) 153 FLR 448 Fa…
[2002] 3 NZLR 195
[2002] 3 NZLR 195

…WASCA 176 Langsam v Beachcroft LLP & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1230 Langsam v Beachcroft LLP [2011] EWHC 1451 (Ch) Latimer v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2002] 3 NZLR 195 Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Inc v His Eminence Petar, the Diocesan Bishop of the Macedonian Orthodox Church of Australia and New Ze…
[2000] 1 WLR 1815
[2000] 1 WLR 1815

…2011] HCA 9; (2011) 242 CLR 446 Mischel v Mischel Holdings Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2012] VSC 421 Mohamed v Alaga & Co (A firm) [1999] EWCA Civ 3037; [2000] 1 WLR 1815 Nocton v Lord Ashburton [1914] AC 932 Partington v Reynolds (1858) 4 Drew 253 Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd v FAI General Insurance (1998) 153 ALR…
Andrews v M'Guffog
(1886) 11 App Cas 313

…Andrews v M'Guffog (1886) 11 App Cas 313 Application of Gnitekram Marketing Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 1328 Application of Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Inc (No 3) [2006] NSWSC 1247 Application of Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1185 Armitage v Nurse [1998] Ch 245 Attorney General v Corporation…
Attorney General v The Governors of the Sherborne Grammar School
(1854) 52 ER 101

…5 Attorney General v Corporation of Exeter (1826) 2 Russ 45 Attorney General v The Governors of the Sherborne Grammar School (1854) 18 Beav 256, 280; (1854) 52 ER 101 Barlow Clowes International Ltd (in liq) & Ors v Vaughan [1992] 4 All ER 22 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Bartlett v Barclays Trust Co Ltd (No…
[1978] 1 WLR 120
[1978] 1 WLR 120

…[2012] WASCA 16 HIH Casualty and General Insurance Australia Ltd v DellaVedova [1999] FCA 456; (1999) 10 ANZ Ins Cas 61-431 In re Freeston's Charity [1978] 1 WLR 120 Landsdale Pty Ltd v Moore [2009] WASCA 176 Langsam v Beachcroft LLP & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1230 Langsam v Beachcroft LLP [2011] EWHC 1451 (Ch) Latimer…
Partington v Reynolds
(1858) 62 ER 98

…gs Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2012] VSC 421 Mohamed v Alaga & Co (A firm) [1999] EWCA Civ 3037; [2000] 1 WLR 1815 Nocton v Lord Ashburton [1914] AC 932 Partington v Reynolds (1858) 4 Drew 253 Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd v FAI General Insurance (1998) 153 ALR 529 Plan B Trustees Ltd v Maitland Parker [2012] WASC 392 Radmanovi…

Legislation cited in this decision · 4

Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (WA)
30, 31 3 mentions
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth)
1 mention
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
1 mention
Trustees Act 1962 (WA)
1 mention