Ageist Pty Ltd v Lilly (Lila) Stojcevski [2021] NSWSC 1105

Ageist Pty Ltd v Lilly (Lila) Stojcevski [2021] NSWSC 1105

There is no utility in the caveat because the equity claimed by the Defendants cannot survive the payments due under the registered mortgages and there would be no surplus for their claim; there is no serious issue to be tried, the caveat is not bona fide, and the balance of convenience strongly favours removal to allow completion of sale.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
23 August 2021
Procedural Posture
Equity Application / Hearing and Orders on Application to Remove Caveat
Outcome
Caveat ordered to be removed
Legal Topics
['caveats' 'removal of Caveat' 'equitable Interests' 'mortgage Priorities' 'balance of Convenience' 'bona Fides of Caveat']

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Procedural Posture

Equity Application / Hearing and Orders on Application to Remove Caveat

  1. 1 ['Whether there is a serious question to be tried supporting the caveat' 'Whether the balance of convenience favours removal of the caveat' 'Whether the caveat is bona fide' 'Whether the caveat has any utility given the priorities of registered mortgagees']

Ratio Decidendi

There is no utility in the caveat because the equity claimed by the Defendants cannot survive the payments due under the registered mortgages and there would be no surplus for their claim; there is no serious issue to be tried, the caveat is not bona fide, and the balance of convenience strongly favours removal to allow completion of sale.

Court Disposition

Caveat ordered to be removed

Orders

  • ['The caveat AR295470 lodged by the Defendants is to be removed.']