Coster v Coster

[2024] NSWSC 1104

Supreme Court of NSW

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1. Equity
2. › Trusts and trustees
3. › Constructive trusts
4. › Common intention
5. › whether there was an “actual intention” mutually held between the parties
6. › where defendant owned farm property in which plaintiff alleged that he had a present beneficial interest
1. Estoppel
2. › Proprietary estoppel
3. › Encouragement
4. › whether there was a clear and unambiguous representation by the plaintiff to the defendant
5. › where defendant purportedly made representations as to plaintiff’s interest in farm property
1. Estoppel
2. › Proprietary estoppel
3. › Encouragement
4. › Detrimental reliance
5. › whether sufficient evidence that circumstances amounted to detrimental reliance
6. › where plaintiff contributed time and labour to defendant’s farm properties over several years
1. Equity
2. › Trusts and trustees
3. › Constructive trusts
4. › whether circumstances gave rise to a joint endeavour between the parties
5. › where plaintiff and defendant lived and farmed properties together on and off for 30 years

Citation[2024] NSWSC 1104

CourtNSWSC

JurisdictionNew South Wales

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