KK by her tutor Denis Mockler v Bowen (No. 7) [2023] NSWSC 912

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: KK by her tutor Denis Mockler v Bowen (No. 7) [2023] NSWSC 912 Hearing dates: 02 August 2023 Date of orders: 02 August 2023 Decision date: 02 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: Pursuant to s 7 of the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) (the Act), the judgments of Lonergan J in these proceedings are suppressed upon the ground that the order is necessary to protect the safety of a person pursuant to s 8(1)(c) of the Act, and that order is to remain in place for 50 years. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – suppression and non-publication orders – whether orders necessary to protect safety of the plaintiff – publication even in redacted form will likely exacerbate serious psychiatric condition – orders made Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: KK v Bowen [2020] NSWSC 1184 KK by her tutor Geraldine Daley v Bowen (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1553 KK by her tutor Geraldine Daley v Bowen (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 1666 KK by her tutor Geraldine Daley v Bowen (No 4) [2022] NSWSC 115 KK by her tutor Denis Mockler v Bowen (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 633 KK by her Tutor Denis Mockler v Bowen (No 6) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: KK by her tutor, Denis Mockler (Plaintiff) Brett Bowen (Defendant) Representation: Solicitors: Stacks Goudkamp Lawyers McCabe Curwood Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2018/40764 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 7 of the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) (the Act), the judgments of Lonergan J in these proceedings are suppressed upon the ground that the order is necessary to protect the safety of a person pursuant to s 8(1)(c) of the Act, and that order is to remain in place for 50 years.