Lynda Jean Whyman v Public Trust - SC 4/2005

Civil appeal - Property (Relationships) Act - appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal allowing an appeal against the High Court's decision granting letters of administration to the respondent - interpretation of s 88(2) allowing the Court to grant leave only if it is satisfied that refusing leave would cause serious injustice - whether the choice of option B under s 61, under which the surviving spouse or de facto partner chooses not to make an application under the Act, means that there would be no jurisdiction for the Court to grant leave under s 88(2) to the administrator of the deceased's estate to entertain an application under s 25 for an order concerning the division of relationship property. CA 76/04 17 December 2004