Recent Cases

Rodny v Weisbord [2020] NSWCA 22 (27 February 2020) (Meagher JA at [1], White JA at [99], McCallum JA at [150])


Catchwords:


SUCCESSION – probate and administration – informal document – dispensing with requirements for execution of a will pursuant to Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 8 – intention that document form a will – where no findings as to how intention formed – where primary judge found it more likely that deceased had not seen document propounded as will – where evidence did not permit a finding as to what might have caused deceased to believe she had executed a will – where evidence did not permit a finding that deceased intended that any particular document would operate as her will