Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8:
WARD P: I agree with Free JA.
KIRK JA: I agree with Free JA.
FREE JA: This appeal involves a challenge to an order for family provision made by the primary judge under s 59 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) (Succession Act) in favour of the respondent, Justine Bosschieter, from the estate of her grandmother, Margaret Howitt.
As is conventional in matters of this kind, after introducing the deceased and her relatives I will refer to them by their first names. In doing so I do not intend any disrespect to the individuals concerned.
Summary of the issues raised by the appeal and appropriate disposition
The appeal raises, in su...