Pagett v The Sydney Children’s Hospital Network; Kenny v The Sydney Children’s Hospital Network [2024] NSWSC 292

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pagett v The Sydney Children's Hospital Network; Kenny v The Sydney Children's Hospital Network [2024] NSWSC 292 Hearing dates: 21 March 2024 Date of orders: 21 March 2024 Decision date: 21 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Chen J Decision: (1) In proceedings 2020/181110 (Noah Pagett bht Mattheaw Whyte v The Sydney Children's Hospital Network): (a) Order, pursuant to r 12.7(1) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), that the proceedings be dismissed. (b) Order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs of the notice of motion filed 29 February 2024 and of the proceedings. (2) In proceedings 2021/307226 (Ashton Kenny bht Kelly Jamieson v The Sydney Children's Hospital Network): (a) Order, pursuant to r 12.7(1) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), that the proceedings be dismissed. (b) Order the plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs of the notice of motion filed 29 February 2024 and of the proceedings. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Summary disposal – Dismissal of proceedings – Want of due despatch – Where in principle settlement has been agreed between the parties for judgment in favour of the defendants – Where plaintiffs have failed to progress applications for infant approval Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abdulla v Birmingham City Council [2013] 1 All ER 649; [2012] UKSC 47 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; [1996] HCA 25 Dank v Cronulla Sutherland District Rugby League Football Club Ltd [2014] NSWCA 288 Hobbs v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2013] NSWCA 432 Hoser v Hartcher [1999] NSWSC 527 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd & Anor [2001] NSWCA 274 McGregor v The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network; McGregor v The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network; Kenny v The Sydney Children's Hospital Network; Kenny v The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network & Ors.; Kenny v The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network & Ors.; Pagett v The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network & Ors. [2023] NSWSC 340 State of New South Wales v Plaintiff A [2012] NSWCA 248 Stollznow v Calvert [1980] 2 NSWLR 749 Witten v Lombard Australia Ltd [1968] 2 NSWR 529; 88 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 405 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Proceedings 2020/00181110 Noah Pagett by his tutor Mattheaw Whyte (plaintiff) The Sydney Children's Hospital Network t/as Westmead Children's Hospital (defendant)