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2011LAW Trusts 2011 Case list 2012

It is expected that students will have read the following cases. These cases are available through the Griffith
University Library databases:
* FirstPoint
^ CaseBase
# Westlaw UK

Module 2 What is a trust?
Dean v Cole (1921) 30 CLR 1*
Hayes v National Heart Foundation [1976] 1 NSWLR 29^
Bahr v Nicolay (1988) 164 CLR 604*
Trident General Insurance Co Ltd v McNiece Bros Pty Ltd (1988) 165 CLR 107*
Re Goldcorp [1995] 1 AC 74#
In re Golays Will Trusts [1965] 1 WLR 969#
White v Shortall (2006) 68 NSWLR 650^
Hunter v Moss [1994] 1 WLR 452#
West v Weston (1998) 44 NSWLR 657^
McPhail v Doulton [1971] AC 424#
Re Gulbenkians Settlement [1970] AC 508#
Re Barlows Will Trusts [1979] 1 WLR 278#
Re Denleys Trust Deed [1969] Ch 373#
Leahy v AG (NSW) [1959] AC 457#

Module 3 Creating a trust
Secretary, Department of Social Security v James (1990) 95 ALR 615^
Corin v Patton (1990) 169 CLR 540*
Karger v Paul [1984] VR 161^
Re Whitehouse [1982] Qd R 196^

Module 4 Trustees
Re Londonderrys Settlement [1965] Ch 918#
Hartigan Nominees (1992) 29 NSWLR 405^
Re Fairbairn [1967] VR 633^
Murphy v Murphy [1999] 1 WLR 282#
Luke v South Kensington Hotel Company (1879) 11 Ch D 121#
Re Speight (1883) 22 Ch D 727#
Karger v Paul [1984] VR 161^

Module 5 Breach of trust
Lidden v Composite Buyers Ltd (1996) 139 ALR 549^
Bank of New Zealand v New Zealand Guardian Trust Co Ltd [1999] 1 NZLR 664^
Re Diplock [1948] Ch 465#
Chan v Zacharia (1984) 154 CLR 178*
Soulus v Korkontzilas (1997) 146 DLR (4
th
) 214# (Canadian cases)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Saleh [2007] NSWSC 903#
Balkin v Peck (1998) 43 NSWLR 706#

Module 6 Charitable trusts
West v Weston (1998) 44 NSWLR 657^
McPhail v Doulton [1971] AC 424#
Re Gulbenkians Settlement [1970] AC 508#
Re Barlows Will Trusts [1979] 1 WLR 278#
Re Denleys Trust Deed [1969] Ch 373#
Leahy v AG (NSW) [1959] AC 457#
Attorney-General (NSW) v Perpetual Trustee Co (Ltd) (1940) 63 CLR 209^
Incorporated Council of Law Reporting (Qld) v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1971) 125 CLR 659^

Module 7 Business trusts
Karger v Paul [1984] VR 161^
Re Whitehouse (1982) Qd R 196^
Gartside v IRC [1968] 1 All ER 121^
Newton v FCT (1958) 98 CLR 1*

Module 8 Investment trusts
Lock v Westpac Banking Corporation (1991) 25 NSWLR 593^
Imperial Group Pension Trust Ltd v Imperial Tobacco Ltd [1991] 2 All ER 597^
Edge v Pensions Ombudsman [1998] 3 WLR 466#

Module 9 Resulting trusts
Calverly v Green (1984) 155 CLR 242*
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Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583*
Barclays Bank v Quistclose Investments [1968] 3 All ER 651^
Twinsectra Ltd v Yardley [2002] 2 WLR 802#
Re Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (1991) 102 ALR 681^
Australasian Conference Association v Mainline Constructions (1978) 141 CLR 335*

Module 10 Constructive trusts
Muschinski v Dodds (1986) 160 CLR 583*
Chan v Zacharia (1984) 154 CLR 178*
Soulus v Korkontzilas (1997) 146 DLR (4
th
) 214# (Canadian cases)
Consul Development Pty Ltd v DPC Estates (1975) 5 ALR 231^
Royal Brunei Airlines v Tan [1995] 3 All ER 97^
Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89*
Re Montagus Settlement Trusts [1987] Ch 264#
Nimmo v Westpac Banking Corporation (1993) 3 NZLR 218^
Ninety Five Pty Ltd (liq) v Banque Nationale de Paris (1988) WAR 132^