Curran v Yaramati [2023] NSWDC 546

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Curran v Yaramati [2023] NSWDC 546 Hearing dates: 13-17 March 2023; 11 May 2023; 10-12 July 2023; 3‑4 October 2023; 20 October 2023 (written submissions – plaintiff); 6 November 2023 (written submissions - defendant); 9 November 2023 (oral submissions) Date of orders: 6 December 2023 Decision date: 06 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) Verdict and judgment for the defendant; (2) The Statement of Claim proceedings are dismissed; (3) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed; (4) Liberty to either party to apply for a different costs order to that set out in (3) above within 14 days of today. Catchwords: PROFESSIONS – medical profession - medical negligence – breach – causation - Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5O, 5B, 5C, 5D TORTS – negligence – medical negligence – Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) ss 5O, 5B, 5C and 5D – failure of defendant general practitioner to arrange testing or treatment for coeliac disease – whether negligent in the circumstances Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 2 All ER 118 Bridges-Cole v Hussain [2023] NSWSC 18 Dean v Pope [2022] NSWCA 260 Dobler v Halverson (2007) 70 NSWLR 151; [2007] NSWCA 335 Lloyd v Thornbury [2019] NSWCA 154 Rogers v Whitaker [1992] HCA 58; (1992) 175 CLR 479 South Western Sydney Local Health District v Gould [2018] NSWCA 69 Sparks v Hobson [2018] NSWCA 29 Strong v Woolworths Limited [2012] HCA 5; (2012) 246 CLR 182 Tabet v Gett (2010) 240 CLR 537; [2010] HCA 12 Venues New South Wales v Kane [2023] NSWCA 192 Wallace v Kam [2013] HCA 19; (2013) 250 CLR 375 Williams v Fraser [2022] NSWCA 200 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Curran (Plaintiff) Veerendra Giri Yaramati (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A D Campbell (Plaintiff) L P McFee (Defendant)