Lampson & 2 Ors v McKendry & Anor [2001] NSWSC 373

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lampson & 2 Ors v McKendry & Anor [2001] NSWSC 373 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20477/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 1 May 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 May 2001

Justin Adam Lampson by his tutor John Douglas Jones (First Plaintiff)

Cindy Lee Jones (Second Plaintiff)

Joshua John Lampson (Third Plaintiff) PARTIES : Anthony T McKendry (First Defendant)

G W Moore (Second Defendant)

Macquarie Area Health Service formerly known as Castlereagh Area Health Service formerly known as Orana and Far West Region Health Service (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr D K Jordan (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : Mr Simon Davis (First & Second Defendants)

Pye Rogers Fairfax & Patterson (Plantiffs)

Blake Dawson Waldron SOLICITORS : (First & Second Defendants)

Mr D Brooks of GIO (Third Defendant)

CATCHWORDS : Whether defendants' statements should be provided to plaintiffs LEGISLATION CITED : Schedule K Practice Note 104 Evidence Act Esso v Commissioner of Taxation [1999] HCA 67 Mann v Carnell [1999] HCA 66 Telstra Corp v Australia Media Holdings (No 1) (1997) 41 NSWLR 277 Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd v Spalvins (1998) 81 FCR 360 Akins v Abigroup (1998) 43 NSWLR 539 Attorney General v Maurice (1986) 69 ALR 31 Goldberg v Ng (1995) 132 ALR 57 Dingwall v Commonwealth (1992) 39 FCR 521 CASES CITED : Robinson v Adelaide International Raceway Pty Ltd & Ors (1993) 61 SASR 279 Sevic v Roarty [1998] NSWSC 462 Cole v Dyer & Anor [1999] SASC 272 Woollahra Municipal Council v Westpac (1992) 33 NSWLR 529 British Coal Corporation v Dennis Tye Ltd (No 2) [1998] 1 WLR 1113 Giannarelli v Wraith (No 2) (1991) 171 CLR 592 James Hardie v Yeomans [2000] NSWSC 539 Instant Colour Pty Ltd v Canon Australia Pty Ltd (unreported, Federal Court of Australia, 30 October 1995) Buttes Gas & Oil Co v Hammer (No 3) [1981] QB 223 Bourns Inc v Raychem Corporation [1999] 3 All EWR 154 DECISION : (1) The plaintiffs' notice of motion filed 3 April 2001 is dismissed; (2) The plaintiffs are to pay the defendant costs.