Application of Baldwin [2021] NSWSC 1438

Before she died, Denise Melane hired Julian Field and his company Lokdown Pty Limited to create and maintain a website directory for her, for which she paid over $400,000. 

After Denise's death, her executors applied to the Supreme Court of NSW to ask whether they could sue Julian Field and his company. 

Keep an ear out for the loud rumble of thunder which I couldn't edit out and which was actually the sound of two tiny French  Bulldogs running about above my head upstairs. 

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Eufrosin & Eufrosin [2014] FamCAFC 191;  Eufrosin & Eufrosin [2013] FamCA 311

As sometimes happens, the marriage in this case came to an end and the husband and wife went their separate ways. The only thing binding them still was the ongoing legal proceedings to determine how their assets would be divided. 

While they were still fighting over who got the house and the car, the wife went into a newsagent and bought herself a lottery ticket. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, she won! 

But did the winnings belong to the wife? The husband argued that the ticket was purchased with matrimonial assets and that he was entitled to a share. 

What do you think the Court decided?   

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Manning v Matsen [2015] NSWSC 1801; Manning v Matsen (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 

This case involves an adult daughter making claim for greater provision from the estate of her deceased mother and the fun mind-scramble that is notional estate. 

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This case is based on the law in NSW only.

CASE: Ip v Chiang [2021] NSWSC 822

This case involves a sham marriage, separation, property settlement and then a second sham marriage. 

All perpetrated against a man who did not mental capacity to consent to any of it and with the intention of taking his house.

The Supreme Court of NSW needed to determine whether Lo Sing Ip had capacity to marry, transfer his property, divorce, sign a settlement agreement, sign a Power of Attorney, and marry a second time. 

This podcast is not legal advice. 

This case is based on the law in NSW only.