Australia, April 24 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement:
THE COURT: Listed for hearing before the Court on 2 April 2024 was an appeal by the appellant (Mr Joseph Douglas), instituted by a notice of appeal filed on 17 November 2023, from the whole of a decision of Richmond J in the Equity Division (Douglas v Mikhael [2023] NSWSC 979, the primary judgment) in proceedings brought by Mr Douglas against his sister (Ms Mary Karborani, the second respondent), her husband (Mr Fadi Mikhael, the first respondent) and a company (FBM Enterprises Pty Ltd (FBM), the third respondent), which is the trustee of a family discretionary trust, The Mikhael's Trust, of which Mr Douglas is one of the class of pote...