Weston v Phillips [2013] NSWSC 1061

Weston v Phillips [2013] NSWSC 1061

Given that the Certificate of Title was in court's custody after the first defendant failed to deliver it despite orders, and no real prospect was shown for setting aside the original judgment or bankruptcy order, the interests of justice required that the Certificate be delivered to the plaintiffs' solicitor for the sole purpose of registering it with the Registrar-General, to allow sale pursuant to statutory trust for sale.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 August 2013
Procedural Posture
Motion / Decision on Notice of Motion After Prior Orders for Possession and Delivery of Certificate of Title
Outcome
Certificate of Title to be handed to plaintiffs' solicitor for delivery to Registrar-General; first defendant to pay plaintiffs' costs; motion otherwise dismissed.
Legal Topics
['certificate of Title' 'statutory Trust for Sale' 'possession of Land']
['real Property'] ['certificate of Title' 'statutory Trust for Sale' 'possession of Land']

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Procedural Posture

Motion / Decision on Notice of Motion After Prior Orders for Possession and Delivery of Certificate of Title

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Certificate of Title to the land should be delivered to the Registrar-General to enable sale under court orders' 'Whether there is justification to stay the proceedings further']

Ratio Decidendi

Given that the Certificate of Title was in court's custody after the first defendant failed to deliver it despite orders, and no real prospect was shown for setting aside the original judgment or bankruptcy order, the interests of justice required that the Certificate be delivered to the plaintiffs' solicitor for the sole purpose of registering it with the Registrar-General, to allow sale pursuant to statutory trust for sale.

Court Disposition

Certificate of Title to be handed to plaintiffs' solicitor for delivery to Registrar-General; first defendant to pay plaintiffs' costs; motion otherwise dismissed.

Orders

  • ["The Certificate of Title, presently in the Court's possession, to the land described in Folio Identifier 54/216093 being the land known as 34 The Spinnaker, Port Macquarie, NSW, be handed over to the Solicitor for the plaintiffs for the sole purpose of immediate delivery to the Registrar-General in accordance with...