Gillies v Keogh - [1989] 2 NZLR 327

Husband and wife — De facto marriage — Constructive trust — Estoppel — Man and woman had lived together for nearly three years — Woman bought house in her sole name — Wages pooled in joint account from which household expenses paid — House substantially improved with man making significant physical contribution — Woman always asserted house was hers — Whether constructive trust in favour of man — Whether man had any interest at all in house — Observations on different judicial approaches to resolution of property rights on ending of de facto union — Observation on expectations raised by current social attitudes — Observations on need for statutory reform.