ULRIKE GABRIELLE HEEG V CHRISTIAN OTTO ALFRED HEEG HC NEL CIV-2011-442-000129

ULRIKE GABRIELLE HEEG V CHRISTIAN OTTO ALFRED HEEG HC NEL CIV-2011-442-000129

Applicant failed to establish an arguable constructive trust interest: contemporaneous documents, joint registration, deed of acknowledgement and lengthy delay and inconsistent assertions undermine the claimed equitable interest; caveat must be removed.

Citation
openlaw-8e02cc55_34d1_4393_bd20_0c1918d24332.pdf
Parties
Plaintiff/applicant: Ulrike Gabrielle Heeg; Defendant/respondent: Christian Otto Alfred Heeg
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Judgment Date
19 August 2011
Procedural Posture
Originating Application Under Land Transfer Act 1952 S145 a (caveat) / Application to Remove/discharge Caveat Following Interim Order
Outcome
Application granted; caveat removed and interim order discharged; respondent awarded costs
Legal Topics
Constructive Trust, Caveat, Tracing of Proceeds, Lapse/discharge of Caveat
Property Trusts and Equity Land Registration Constructive Trust Caveat Tracing of Proceeds Lapse/discharge of Caveat

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Parties

Ulrike Gabrielle Heeg

Plaintiff/applicant

Christian Otto Alfred Heeg

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Originating Application Under Land Transfer Act 1952 S145 a (caveat) / Application to Remove/discharge Caveat Following Interim Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the caveator has an arguable equitable interest under a constructive trust in the registered land sufficient to sustain a caveat
  2. 2 Whether the caveat should be discharged despite any arguable interest

Ratio Decidendi

Applicant failed to establish an arguable constructive trust interest: contemporaneous documents, joint registration, deed of acknowledgement and lengthy delay and inconsistent assertions undermine the claimed equitable interest; caveat must be removed.

Court Disposition

Application granted; caveat removed and interim order discharged; respondent awarded costs

Orders

  • Remove caveat 8692027.1 from Identifier 74123 (Nelson Land Registration District)
  • Discharge interim order sustaining the caveat