Willcocks v Willcocks [2012] NSWSC 871

Willcocks v Willcocks [2012] NSWSC 871

The plaintiff failed to show a serious question to be tried as to the first defendant's capacity or undue influence, and in any case, lacked standing to set aside the transaction severing the joint tenancy, following the authority in Gibbons v Wright.

Parties
Plaintiff: Glanville Arnim Willcocks; Defendant: Patricia Maude Willcocks
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 July 2012
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application / Application to Extend Injunction; Determination of Standing and Capacity Issues
Outcome
Application to extend the injunction refused; prior injunction discharged; plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs forthwith.
Legal Topics
Interlocutory Injunctions, Severance of Joint Tenancy, Capacity, Standing
Equity Real Property Law Interlocutory Injunctions Severance of Joint Tenancy Capacity Standing

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Parties

Glanville Arnim Willcocks

Plaintiff

Patricia Maude Willcocks

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application / Application to Extend Injunction; Determination of Standing and Capacity Issues

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether there is a serious question to be tried that the first defendant lacks capacity to sever the joint tenancy
  2. 2 Whether the first defendant acted under undue influence
  3. 3 Whether the plaintiff has standing to challenge the transaction severing the joint tenancy

Ratio Decidendi

The plaintiff failed to show a serious question to be tried as to the first defendant's capacity or undue influence, and in any case, lacked standing to set aside the transaction severing the joint tenancy, following the authority in Gibbons v Wright.

Court Disposition

Application to extend the injunction refused; prior injunction discharged; plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs forthwith.

Orders

  • Refuse the application to extend the injunction made on 11 July 2012.
  • Order that order 1 made on 11 July 2012 be discharged forthwith.