Niardone v Clubb

[2021] FCA 14

Federal Court of Australia20 January 2021

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Colvin J

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Citation[2021] FCA 14

CourtFCA

JurisdictionCommonwealth

Decision Date20 January 2021

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Where a guarantor seeks to set aside a guarantee on the ground of unconscionable conduct by the lender, the guarantor must establish both that they were under a special disadvantage and that the lender knew or ought to have known of that disadvantage

Where a guarantor seeks to set aside a guarantee on the ground of unconscionable conduct by the lender, the guarantor must establish both that they were under a special disadvantage and that the lender knew or ought to have known of that disadvantage.

Niardone v Clubb at [30]

An equitable charge over commingled trust funds may be enforced under the Vermilion Quay principle of equitable charge where the trustee has dealt with the funds in breach of fiduciary duty and a sufficient proportion of the original res remains identifiable in the resulting account

An equitable charge over commingled trust funds may be enforced under the Vermilion Quay principle of equitable charge where the trustee has dealt with the funds in breach of fiduciary duty and a sufficient proportion of the original res remains identifiable in the resulting account.

Niardone v Clubb at [37]

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