Beale v Trinkler [2007] NSWSC 1058

Beale v Trinkler [2007] NSWSC 1058

Section 36A of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) does not apply to partnership property following dissolution and pending winding up, as the parties' interests are not as co-owners in undivided shares but as partners entitled to shares in the ultimate surplus after winding up; thus, no order for sale or division of partnership chattels is available under that provision.

Parties
First Plaintiff/second Cross Defendant: Aileen Beale; Second Plaintiff/first Cross Defendant: Phillip Beale; First Defendant/cross Claimant: George Trinkler; Second Defendant: Dwyer Young & Co Pty Ltd; Third Cross Defendant: Clemelle Way Pty Limited
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 June 2007
Procedural Posture
Notice of Motion (interlocutory Application) Within Proceedings for Partnership Winding Up and Property Orders / Interlocutory Determination (application Dismissed)
Outcome
Notice of Motion dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Partnership Dissolution, Winding Up of Partnership, Entitlements to Partnership Assets, Division of Chattels Under Conveyancing Act S 36 a, Receipt and Division of Partnership Proceeds
Equity Partnership Law Partnership Dissolution Winding Up of Partnership Entitlements to Partnership Assets Division of Chattels Under Conveyancing Act S 36 a Receipt and Division of Partnership Proceeds

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Parties

Aileen Beale

First Plaintiff/second Cross Defendant

Phillip Beale

Second Plaintiff/first Cross Defendant

George Trinkler

First Defendant/cross Claimant

Dwyer Young & Co Pty Ltd

Second Defendant

Clemelle Way Pty Limited

Third Cross Defendant

Procedural Posture

Notice of Motion (interlocutory Application) Within Proceedings for Partnership Winding Up and Property Orders / Interlocutory Determination (application Dismissed)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether section 36A of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) authorises an order for division or sale of assets of a dissolved but not yet wound up partnership
  2. 2 Nature of a partner's interest in partnership assets after dissolution and prior to winding up
  3. 3 Whether partnership property can be treated as co-owned so as to attract s 36A

Ratio Decidendi

Section 36A of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) does not apply to partnership property following dissolution and pending winding up, as the parties' interests are not as co-owners in undivided shares but as partners entitled to shares in the ultimate surplus after winding up; thus, no order for sale or division of partnership chattels is available under that provision.

Court Disposition

Notice of Motion dismissed with costs

Orders

  • Notice of Motion dismissed with costs