McGregor v The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network; McGregor v The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network; Kenny v The Sydney Children’s Hospital Network; Kenny v The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network & Ors.; Kenny v The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network & Ors.; Pagett v The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network & Ors. [2023] NSWSC 340

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McGregor v The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network; McGregor v The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network; Kenny v The Sydney Children's Hospital Network; Kenny v The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network & Ors.; Kenny v The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network & Ors.; Pagett v The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network & Ors. [2023] NSWSC 340 Hearing dates: 04 April 2023 Date of orders: 04 April 2023 Decision date: 04 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Chen J Decision: See [123]-[128]. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary disposal – whether the pleadings have a tendency to cause prejudice, embarrassment or delay – where causes of action may be out of time if struck out CIVIL PROCEDURE – originating process – application to amend current pleadings – whether grant of leave in accordance with the dictates of justice Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 Fatimi Pty Ltd v Bryant [2002] NSWSC 750 Garzo v Liverpool/Campbelltown Christian School [2012] NSWCA 151 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Gunns Ltd v Marr [2005] VSC 251 McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 MTH v State of New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 884 Muriniti v Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 90 Weston v Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (2011) 83 ACSR 206; [2011] NSWSC 433 Young v Hones [2013] NSWSC 580 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Proceedings 2020/181110: Noah McGregor by his next of friend Mattheaw Whyte (plaintiff) The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead) (Incorporating the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children trading as Westmead Children's Hospital) (defendant)