- Unilateral Severance of a Joint Tenancy

[1994] NSWLRC 73

New South Wales Law Reform Commission

Australia - New South Wales

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)	s58
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)	s4, s79
Patents Act 1990 (Cth)	s195
Designs Act 1906 (Cth)	s17, s20, s25, s85
Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW)	s12, s23C, s24, s25, s26, s36A, s66G, s153, s209
Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW)	s76
Law Reform Commission Act 1967 (NSW)
Real Property Act 1900 (NSW)	s41, s43A, s57, s74F, s74H, s74P, s100
Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW)
De Facto Relationships Act 1984 (NSW)
Stamp Duties Act 1920 (NSW)
Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW)
Wills, Probate and Administration (Amendment) Act 1989 (NSW)
Real Property Regulation 1993 (NSW)	s66B, s74CB, s79
Property Law Act (Qld)
Land Titles Act 1980 (Tas)	s63
Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989
Law of Property Act 1925

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction †	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
"Unilateral Severance of Joint Tenancies - Proposed Reforms in New South Wales and Queensland"	(1992) 66 Australian Law Journal 286	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1992	Legal Online	2
Penny Nominees Pty Ltd v Fountain (No 3)	(1990) 5 BPR 11,284		Australia	circa 1990		3
Corry, In Marriage of	[1983] FamCA 33; [1983] FLC 91-343; 9 Fam LR 201	Family Court of Australia	Australia	27 Jul 1983	AustLII	2
"Severance of Joint Tenancies in Matrimonial Property"	[1982] Sydney Law Review 568	Sydney Law Review	Australia	circa 1982	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
"Unilateral unregistered transfer by joint tenant to herself-Whether operated to sever joint tenancy"	(1982) 56 Australian Law Journal 490	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1982	Legal Online	1
"Conveyancing Act 1919 – 1938 (NSW), s 26 – Application to Choses in Action"	13 Australian Law Journal 230	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1938	Legal Online	4
Glynn v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW)	8 ATR 295; [1978] AEGR 71; [1977] 2 NSWLR 673		Australia		Legal Online / Westlaw	18
Abela v Public Trustee	79 FLR 299; (1985) 1 NSWLR 308; 8 Fam LR 951; 15 A Crim R 370		Australia		Legal Online / Westlaw	76
Nullagine Investments Pty Ltd v Western Australian Club Inc	[1993] HCA 45; (1993) 177 CLR 635; (1993) 116 ALR 26; (1993) 67 ALJR 739	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Aug 1993	AustLII	160
Corin v Patton	[1990] HCA 12; (1990) 169 CLR 540; (1990) 92 ALR 1; (1990) 64 ALJR 256	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1990	AustLII	240
Calverley v Green	[1984] HCA 81; (1984) 155 CLR 242; [1984] FLC 91-565; 56 ALR 483; (1984) 59 ALJR 111; 9 Fam LR 940	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Dec 1984	AustLII	868
Shepherd v FCT	[1965] HCA 70; (1965) 113 CLR 385; [1966] ALR 969; 39 ALJR 351; 14 ATD 127; (1965) 9 AITR 739	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Dec 1965	AustLII	94
Brunker v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd	[1937] HCA 29; (1937) 57 CLR 555; [1937] ALR 349; (1937) 11 ALJR 108	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Jun 1937	AustLII	72
Comptroller of Stamps (Vic) v Howard-Smith	[1936] HCA 12; (1936) 54 CLR 614; [1936] ALR 198	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Apr 1936	AustLII	76
Union Bank of Australia v Harrison, Jones & Devlin Ltd	[1910] HCA 44; (1910) 11 CLR 492; 16 ALR 5	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Sep 1910	AustLII	78
Anning v Anning	[1907] HCA 13; (1907) 4 CLR 1049; 13 ALR 709	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 May 1907	AustLII	107
Public Trustee v Bussell	(1993) 30 NSWLR 111		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1993	LexisNexis AU	7
Simonius Vischer & Co v Holt & Thompson	[1979] 2 NSWLR 322		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1979	LexisNexis AU	235
Donges v Ratcliffe	[1975] 1 NSWLR 501		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1975	LexisNexis AU	41
Stephens v Debney	(1959) 60 SR (NSW) 468; 77 WN (NSW) 223	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1959		18
Re Wool Trading Co Ltd (in liq)	[1927] NSWStRp 90; (1927) 28 SR (NSW) 106; 45 WN (NSW) 19	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	21 Dec 1927	AustLII	6
Corin v Patton	13 NSWLR 15		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1927	LexisNexis AU	4
Patton v Corin	13 NSWLR 10		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1927	LexisNexis AU	2
"Severance of Joint Tenancies"	(1979) 1 Canadian Bar Review 1	Canadian Bar Review	Canada	circa 1979		1
Re Sammon	(1979) 94 DLR (3d) 594		Canada	circa 1979		2
Re Murdoch and Barry	(1975) 64 DLR (3d) 222		Canada	circa 1975		4
Samuel v District Land Registrar	[1984] 2 NZLR 697		New Zealand	circa 1984	LexisNexis	5
Sen v Headley	[1991] Ch 425; [1991] 2 All ER 636	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1991	BAILII	20
Harris v Goddard	[1983] 1 WLR 1203		United Kingdom	circa 1983	LexisNexis / Westlaw	3
Neilson Jones v Fedden	1974 3 All ER 38		United Kingdom	circa 1974	LexisNexis	5
Re 88 Berkeley Road	[1971] 1 All ER 254		United Kingdom	circa 1971	LexisNexis	2
Re Draper ’ s Conveyance	[1967] 3 All ER 853		United Kingdom	circa 1967	LexisNexis	3
Vandervell v Inland Revenue Commissioners	[1967] AC 291		United Kingdom	circa 1967	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
Oughtred v Inland Revenue Commissioners	[1959] UKHL 3; [1960] AC 206; [1959] 3 All ER 623	House of Lords	United Kingdom	4 Nov 1959	BAILII	55
Grey v Inland Revenue Commissioners	[1959] UKHL 2; [1960] AC 1; [1959] 3 All ER 603	House of Lords	United Kingdom	2 Nov 1959	BAILII	43
Hirschhorn v Evans	(1938) 54 TLR 1069		United Kingdom	circa 1938	LexisNexis	1
McKerrell, In re; McKerrell v Gowans	[1912] UKLawRpCh 109; [1912] 2 Ch 648	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	30 Jul 1912	CommonLII	6
Lauri v Renad	[1892] UKLawRpCh 101; [1892] 3 Ch 402	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	3 Jun 1892	CommonLII	51
Young, In re; Trye v Sullivan	[1885] UKLawRpCh 27; (1885) 28 Ch D 705	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	28 Jan 1885	CommonLII	10
Milroy v Lord	[1862] EngR 951; [1861-73] All ER 783; 4 De GF & J 264; 45 ER 1185; [1862] De GF & J 264; (1862) 31 LJCh 798; 7 LT 178	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1862	CommonLII	156
Williams v Hensman	[1861] EngR 701; 70 ER 862; (1861) 1 John & H 546; 30 LJCh 878	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1861	CommonLII	92
M'Gregor v M'Gregor	[1859] EngR 1011; 45 ER 282; (1859) 1 De GF & J 63	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1859	CommonLII	4
Morley v Bird	(1798) 3 Ves Jr 629; 30 ER 1192	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1798	CommonLII	1
Row v Dawson	[1749] EngR 165; 1 Ves 331; 27 ER 1064; (1749) 1 Ves Sen 331	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1749	CommonLII	18
Partriche versus Powlet	[1740] EngR 185; (1740) 2 Atk 54; 26 ER 430; 1 Vern 49	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1740	CommonLII	24
Cray versus Willis	[1729] EngR 68; 24 ER 847; (1729) 2 PWms 529	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1729	CommonLII	8
Lord Abergavenny's Case	[1572] EngR 231; 77 ER 373; (1572-1616) 6 Co Rep 78	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1572	CommonLII	10
Powell v Head	12 Ch D 686	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom		LexisNexis / Westlaw	9
Burgess v Rawnsley	[1975] EWCA Civ 2; [1975] 3 All ER 142	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	15 Apr 1975	BAILII	10
Power v Grace	[1932] 2 DLR 793			circa 1932		5

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