Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A battle of wills over who should inherit the multimillion-dollar estate of high-flying Eastern suburbs businessman Andrew Findlay, whose body was found washed up on rocks near The Gap almost a year ago following a fishing mishap, has played out in equally dramatic fashion in the Supreme Court of NSW. A mystery former lover, family feuds, a trophy home named Camelot and a tragedy which gripped the city have all featured in the hearing played out before Justice Kelly Rees in Courtroom 10D at Queens Square.
Liz Kemp leaves the Supreme Court of NSW on Monday. Credit: Wolter Peeters On one side was Findlay’s former de facto partner and mother of his three children, Liz Kemp, a one-time podiatrist, social pages fixture and ex-wife of cricketer Brett Lee, who now describes her occupation as “domestic duties”. Kemp, who also has an older son to Lee, is suing for the court to recognise Findlay’s 2015 will, written before they finalised a multi-million-dollar property settlement and four years before their relationship broke down.
It names her as the sole executor and beneficiary of his estate, estimated to be worth up to $20 million and includes the mid-century architect-designed trophy home Camelot in Centennial Park, which is potentially worth more than $15 million. However, Findlay’s family want the court to recognise a June 5, 2019 unsigned and unwitnessed will drawn up by Findlay. This document, drafted fo.