Greenfield v Sydney Local Health District t/as Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1608

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Greenfield v Sydney Local Health District t/as Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1608 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 13 November 2020 Decision date: 13 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: Costs – No point of principle Legislation Cited: Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 60H Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Greenfield v Sydney Local Health District t/as Royal Prince Alfred Hospital [2020] NSWSC 1479 Northern Territory of Australia v Sangare (2019) 265 CLR 164; (2019) 372 ALR 117; [2019] HCA 25 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; (1998) 152 ALR 83 Category: Costs Parties: Susana Greenfield (Plaintiff) Sydney Local Health District t/as Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Faunt (Defendant)

Solicitors: Self-Represented (Plaintiff) Hicksons Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2019/127648 Publication restriction: Nil

Judgment 1. HER HONOUR: On 27 October 2020, I handed down judgment in Greenfield v Sydney Local Health District t/as Royal Prince Alfred Hospital [2020] NSWSC 1479. I dismissed the plaintiff's summons filed 24 April 2019 and her statement of claim filed 2 October 2019. Costs were reserved. 2. On 29 October 2020, orders were made that the defendant provide short written submissions on costs by 5 November 2020 and that the plaintiff do the same by 12 November 2020. I have now received those submissions.