Chittick v Maxwell

Judgment date: 2/12/1993
Court: NSWSC
Judge: Young J
Citation: (1993) 118 ALR 728;
Catchwords: Bankruptcy;  Composition with creditors;  Claim for equitable compensation;  Incurring debt by fraud;  

Equity;  Fiduciaries;  Parents-in-law;  Son-in-law a solicitor;  

Legal practitioners;  Professional indemnity insurance;  Loss within the policy's exclusion clause;  Dishonest conduct of insured;  

Limitation of actions;  Time;  Claim for equitable relief;  Whether Limitation Act applicable by analogy;  

Partnerships and joint ventures;  Rights and duties;  Solicitors in partnership;  Partner acting in family matter;