This morning, Hmelnitsky J delivered reasons in Bushell v George [2025] NSWSC 1347.
The case concerned a valuable farm, which had been transferred to the youngest of three adult children. Each of the plaintiffs claimed a one third interest in the land on the basis of an asserted proprietary estoppel and, in the alternative, sought further provision under the Succession Act 2006 (NSW).
The Court dismissed each plaintiff’s proprietary estoppel claim, dismissed the first plaintiff’s claim for further family provision and allowed some further provision for the second plaintiff.
David Rayment SC appeared with Andrew Smorchevsky for the defendants (instructed by Costin Stan of Chambers Russell Lawyers).
A copy of the judgment is available here.
