Sowmi v Master Electrical Services Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 176

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sowmi v Master Electrical Services Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 176 Hearing dates: 28 February 2024 Date of orders: 28 February 2024 Decision date: 28 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Chen J Decision: (1) Declare that the plaintiff is not under a legal incapacity for the purposes of r 7.14 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW). (2) Order that costs of this application be costs in the cause. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – parties – persons under legal incapacity – tutors – application to remove tutor – whether plaintiff remains a person under legal incapacity Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Mental Health Act 1958 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Azar v Kathirgamalingan (2012) 62 MVR 462; [2012] NSWCA 429 DD v AA; DD v Lewis; DD v PP [2023] NSWCA 140 Farr v State of Queensland [2009] NSWSC 906 Mao v AMP Superannuation Limited [2017] NSWSC 987 Mary Perera by her tutor Marisa Perera v Alpha Westmead Private Hospital trading as Westmead Private Hospital [2022] NSWSC 571 Masterman-Lister v Brutton & Co [2003] 1 WLR 1511 Murray v Williams [2010] NSWSC 1243 PY v RJS [1982] 2 NSWLR 700 Rappard v Williams [2013] NSWSC 1279 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Antwan Sowmi (plaintiff) Master Electrical Services Pty Ltd (first defendant) Sannout Pty Ltd (second defendant) LIV Construction Pty Ltd (third defendant) Nicolas Tannous (fourth defendant) Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer (cross-claimant and cross-defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Toomey SC with S Holmes (plaintiff) A Abboud (first and fourth defendants) N Studdert (cross-claimant and cross-defendant)