Polsen v Harrison (No. 4) [2021] NSWSC 251

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Polsen v Harrison (No. 4) [2021] NSWSC 251 Hearing dates: 17, 19, 22 & 23 February 2021 Date of orders: 24 February 2021 Decision date: 17 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: (1) Leave to file the Second Further Amended Statement of Claim is refused. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the application. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – personal injury proceedings – pleadings – application to file and serve a second further amended statement of claim – application seeking leave to amend pleadings on day 3 of the trial - where proposed amendments include new causes of action – whether amendments prejudicial to defendant – competing considerations of justice between parties and efficiency of judicial administration – application refused Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5B, 5D Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 14.17, 19.1 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Limited v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 [2009] HCA 27 Cropper v Smith (1884) 26 Ch. D. 700 (CA) Duke Group Ltd v Arthur Young (No 2) (1991) 55 SASR 24 Lym International Pty Ltd v Marcolongo [2011] NSWCA 303 Namberry Craft Pty Ltd v Watson [2011] VSC 135 Polsen v Harrison [2020] NSWSC 1168 Polsen v Harrison [2021] NSWCA 23 Polsen v Harrison (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 111 Polsen v Harrison (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 125 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Dederer (2007) 234 CLR 330 [2007] HCA 42 Sparks v Hobson [2018] NSWCA 29 State of Queensland v JL Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146 Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) v Miller; Miller v Lithgow City Council [2015] NSWCA 320 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Katrina Marie Polsen (Plaintiff) Dr Harrison (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AJ Bartley SC / JA Hillier (Plaintiff) M Windsor SC / M Hutchings (Defendant)