Perry v Kinnear & Ors (No. 1) [2020] NSWDC 897

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Perry v Kinnear & Ors (No. 1) [2020] NSWDC 897 Hearing dates: 24 August 2020 (of the voir dire) 25 August 2020 Date of orders: 25 August 2020 Decision date: 25 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Montgomery DCJ Decision: Leave be granted for the plaintiff to proceed on the Amended Statement of Claim. Catchwords: Practice & Procedure – Application to Amend the Statement of Claim at the Commencement of Hearing Pursuant to s 64 of the Civil Procedure Act – Opposition by the Defendants – Duty of Care – foster carer for Child Legislation Cited: Children and Young Person (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Child Welfare Act 1939 (NSW) Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) s 3B(1)(a) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 64 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 15.1 Cases Cited: A v Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington (2003) NZLR 289; 2008 NZCA 49 Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 [2014] HCA 36 Bryan v Maloney (1995) 182 CLR 609; [1995] HCA 17 Hahn v Conley (1971) 126 CLR 276 at 283 to 284 McCallion v Dodd (1996) NZLR 710 Modbury Triangle v Anzil (2000) 295 CLR 254; [2000] HCA 61 State of New South Wales v DC [2017] HCA 22 Thompson v Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 574 Water Board v Moustakas (1982) 180 CLR 491 Texts Cited: Law of Torts, fifth edition, Balkin and Davis Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Mrs Isabell Perry (Plaintiff)