Hastwell v Parmegiani [2023] NSWSC 1016

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hastwell v Parmegiani [2023] NSWSC 1016 Hearing dates: 8 August 2023 Date of orders: 24 August 2023 Decision date: 24 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Cavanagh J Decision: (1) Leave is granted to amend the statement of claim. (2) Pursuant to r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), the proceedings are dismissed. (3) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE — claim against medicolegal expert arising out of content of report – scope of witness immunity – motion to dismiss – bound to fail Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 s 60 Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), ss 6, 7, 8, 8(1)(c), 8(1)(d), 8(1)(e) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2015 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: A Lawyer (a pseudonym) v Director of Public Prosecutions NSW; Nationwide News Pty Limited v A Lawyer (a pseudonym) [2020] NSWSC 1713 AB (A Pseudonym) v R (No 3) (2019) 97 NSWLR 1046; [2019] NSWCCA 46 Attwells v Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Ltd (2016) 259 CLR 1; [2016] HCA 16 Cabassi v Vila (1940) 64 CLR 130; [1940] HCA 41 Commonwealth of Australia v Griffiths & Anor (2007) 70 NSWLR 268; [2007] NSWCA 370 Darker & Ors v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police [2001] 1 AC 435 Donnellan v The Public Trustee (No 2) [2010] WASC 214 D'Orta‑Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid (2005) 223 CLR 1; [2005] HCA 12 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Giannarelli v Wraith (1988) 165 CLR 543; [1988] HCA 52 Hastwell v Kott Gunning (No 5) [2020] FCA 621 Hastwell v Kott Gunning [2021] FCAFC 70 Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13; [2011] 2 AC 398 Jovanovic & Anor v Woods & Ors (No 3) [2001] TASSC 96 R v Beydoun (1990) 22 NSWLR 256 Sovereign Motor Inns v Howarth Asia Pacific [2003] NSWSC 1120 Spellson v George (1992) 26 NSWLR 666; [1992] NSWCA 254 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 Symonds v Vass (2009) 257 ALR 689; [2009] NSWCA 139 Young v Hones [2014] NSWCA 337 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Mr Haydyn Hastwell (Plaintiff) Dr Julian Parmegiani (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Louis Polese (Plaintiff) A Munro (Defendant)