JK (a pseudonym) v St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Limited [2021] NSWCA 7

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: JK (a pseudonym) v St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited [2021] NSWCA 7 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 09 February 2021 Decision date: 09 February 2021 Before: Bell P; Leeming JA Decision: Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs Catchwords: APPEALS – application for leave to appeal – no issue of principle, question of public importance or a reasonably clear injustice MENTAL HEALTH – appeals – appeal from dismissal of application to lift Community Treatment Order while plaintiff prepares for hearing challenging order – application dismissed PROCEDURE – litigants in person – unrepresented litigants – importance of adhering to length, content and form requirements for written submissions – no special rules or treatment for litigants in person Legislation Cited: Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) ss 51, 53, 56(1), 163 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 51.12(3) Cases Cited: Be Financial Pty Ltd as trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jaycar Pty Limited v Lombardo [2011] NSWCA 284 Mohareb v Saratoga Marine Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 235 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2019] NSWCA 48 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597; [2017] NSWCA 206 The Age Company Ltd v Liu (2013) 82 NSWLR 268; [2013] NSWCA 26 Category: Principal judgment Parties: JK (Applicant) (Self-represented) St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: JK (Applicant) (Self-represented) M Hamdan (Respondent)