ASB BANK LIMITED V LAMBERT HC HAM CIV-2013-419-000204

ASB BANK LIMITED V LAMBERT HC HAM CIV-2013-419-000204

The caveats were removed because the respondent's asserted purchaser interests were subordinate to the registered mortgagee's rights and were, in any event, extinguished or vested in the Official Assignee upon her adjudication in bankruptcy; accordingly the claimed caveatable interests were not arguable and s143 LTA...

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Parties
Applicant: ASB Bank Limited; Respondent: Elizabeth Mary Lambert (as trustee of the Elizabeth Mary Lambert Trust)
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Judgment Date
1 May 2013
Procedural Posture
Application Under S143 Land Transfer Act 1952 to Remove Caveats / Judgment
Outcome
Application granted: caveats removed; indemnity costs awarded against respondent personally and against the assets of the Elizabeth Mary Lambert Trust
Legal Topics
Removal of Caveat, Mortgagee Power of Sale, Priority of Registered Mortgage, Bankruptcy Vesting of Assets, Indemnity Costs
Property Law Land Registration Insolvency Civil Procedure Costs Law Removal of Caveat Mortgagee Power of Sale Priority of Registered Mortgage +2 more

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Parties

ASB Bank Limited

Applicant

Elizabeth Mary Lambert (as trustee of the Elizabeth Mary Lambert Trust)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application Under S143 Land Transfer Act 1952 to Remove Caveats / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether caveats lodged by respondent should be removed under s143 LTA 1952
  2. 2 Whether the respondent had an arguable caveatable interest that could defeat or have priority over the mortgagee's purchaser
  3. 3 Effect of respondent's bankruptcy on any proprietary or contractual rights (vesting in Official Assignee)

Ratio Decidendi

The caveats were removed because the respondent's asserted purchaser interests were subordinate to the registered mortgagee's rights and were, in any event, extinguished or vested in the Official Assignee upon her adjudication in bankruptcy; accordingly the claimed caveatable interests were not arguable and s143 LTA relief required removal of the caveats; indemnity solicitor-client costs were awarded due to repeated, vexatious misuse of caveats and the respondent's conduct, payable personally and from the trust assets.

Court Disposition

Application granted: caveats removed; indemnity costs awarded against respondent personally and against the assets of the Elizabeth Mary Lambert Trust

Orders

  • Caveat no. 9281228.1 registered by Elizabeth Mary Lambert on 3 January 2013 against the property described in Certificate of Title NA 82D/522 (North Auckland Registry) is removed.
  • Caveat no. 9290817.1 registered by Elizabeth Mary Lambert on 21 January 2013 against the properties described in Certificates of Title 51575 and 51574 (North Auckland Registry) is removed.