NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Stewart v Ma [2023] NSWSC 1046 Hearing dates: 25 November 2022 Date of orders: 08 September 2023 Decision date: 08 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Order that the proceedings 2021/251128 be, and hereby are, permanently stayed. (2) Order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Permanent stay of proceedings — Claim for damages for historical sexual abuse — Alleged perpetrator deceased — Claim against deceased's estate — Where plaintiff has related and concurrent claim pursuant to the Succession Act 2006 on foot — Where fair trial not possible — Permanent stay granted Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Limitation Act 1969 Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Gorman v McKnight [2020] NSWCA 20 Jones (a pseudonym) v Smith (a pseudonym) [2016] VSCA 178 Moubarak v Holt (2019) 100 NSWLR 218; [2019] NSWCA 102 Newcastle City Council v Batistatos [2005] NSWCA 20 Page v Page [2017] NSWCA 141 Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164; [1965] HCA 34 re Estate McNamara [2018] NSWSC 1661 The Queen v Edwards [2009] HCA 20 Watts v Rake (1960) 108 CLR 158; [1960] HCA 58 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Sandra Joy Stewart (P) Jianhua Ma (D) Representation: Counsel: S Walsh (P) T Bagley (D)
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