Rodny v Weisbord

• 1. Succession
  2. › Family provision
  3. › Claim by grandchildren
  4. › Provision from deceased's estate
  5. › Weight to be given to deceased's testamentary intentions
  6. › Intentions expressed in unexecuted will
  7. › Whether dispositive weight appropriate
  8. › Succession Act 2006 (NSW), ss 59, 60
• 1. Succession
  2. › Family provision
  3. › Evidence
  4. › Whether primary judge erred in failing to require updating evidence
  5. › Evidence over five years old at time of judgment
  6. › Whether Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 59(2) required updating evidence
  7. › Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 59(2)
• 1. Statutory Interpretation
  2. › Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 59(2)
  3. › Meaning of 'facts known to the Court at the time the order is made'
  4. › Whether provision imposes obligation to update evidence
  5. › Literal meaning gives way to contextual and purposive approach
• 1. Costs
  2. › Offer of compromise
  3. › Whether offer constituted genuine compromise
  4. › Walk-away offer by defendant
  5. › Requirement for leave to appeal on costs only
  6. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(1)(c)

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