Bartlett v Dr Wood and Ors [2022] NSWDC 610

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bartlett v Dr Wood and Ors [2022] NSWDC 610 Hearing dates: 3 November 2022 Date of orders: 7 December 2022 Decision date: 07 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Strathdee DCJ Decision: (1) The plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs incurred for the preparation and attendance at Court appearances on 30 September 2021, 4 November 2021, 13 December 2021, 14 and 15 February 2022, 29 March 2022, 6 May 2022 and 3 November 2022 (these motions) as agreed or assessed. (2) The plaintiff to pay the Second Defendant's costs of the supplementary report of A/Prof Vincent Roche dated 14 August 2022 as agreed or assessed. (3) The plaintiff to pay the Third and Seventh Defendants' costs of the supplementary reports of Dr Lancaster dated 2 June 2022, and Dr King dated 1 June 2022, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: COSTS – practice and procedure – delay - conduct Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Cases Cited: Eastmark Holdings Pty Limited v Kabraji (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1255 Hall v Swan [2013] NSWSC 1758 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Eardley Bartlett (Plaintiff) Dr Sharon Wood (First Defendant) Hunter Primary Care (Second Defendant) Dr Clare Van Rooy (Third Defendant) Dr Janet Lyall (Fourth Defendant) Dr Fiona Boyd (Fifth Defendant) Hunter New England Local Health District (Sixth Defendant) Dr Lynn Gay (Seventh Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr Isackson appeared for the Plaintiff