Wang v Central Sydney Area Health Service & 2 Ors [2000] NSWSC 515

Reported Decision : (2000) Aust Torts Reports 81-574

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Wang v Central Sydney Area Health Service & 2 Ors [2000] NSWSC 515 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 17083 of 1990 HEARING DATE(S) : 02/08/1999 - 06/08/1999, 09/08/1999 - 12/08/1999, 16/08/1999 -18/08/1999, 20/08/1999, 25/08/1999, 13/09/1999, 20/09/1999 - 23/09/1999, 09/12/1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 June 2000

Sha Cheng Wang by his tutor Ru Bo Wang (plaintiff) PARTIES : Central Sydney Area Health Service (1st defendant) Dr Andrew Katelaris (2nd defendant) Superclinics Australia Pty Limited (3rd defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Hidden J at 1

K G Horler AM QC with B W Ingram and V J Webster (plaintiff) COUNSEL : P R Garling SC with M J Windsor (1st defendant) Dr Katelaris in Person (2nd defendant) W H Nicholas QC with M T McCulloch (3rd defendant) Athena Touriki (plaintiff) SOLICITORS : GIO Australia (1st defendant) MinterEllison (3rd defendant) CATCHWORDS : MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE - duty of care of hospital to person attending emergency department - appropriate advice to person with head injury leaving department before treatment available - duty of care of general practitioner to such a person. Albrighton v Royal Prince Alfred Hospital & Ors [1980] 2 NSWLR 542 Crimmins v Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee (1999) 74 ALJR 1 CASES CITED : Drobek v Braun [1999] NSWCA 264 Ellis v Wallsend District Hospital & Ors (1989) 17 NSWLR 553 Qantas Airways Ltd v Cameron (1996) 66 FCR 246 Rogers v Whitaker (1992) 175 CLR 479 DECISION : Verdict for plaintiff against 1st defendant - verdict for 2nd and 3rd defendants on plaintiff's claim and 1st defendant's cross-claim.