Boardman v South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service & Ors [2001] NSWSC 930

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Boardman v South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service & Ors [2001] NSWSC 930 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20254/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 8 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 October 2001

Nathan Boardman by his tutor Jennifer Boardman (Plaintiff) PARTIES : South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service (1st Defendant) John Saxon Wright (2nd Defendant) Dr John Leslie Poole (3rd Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Studdert J

Plaintiff: A. Walsh (sol) COUNSEL : 1st Defendant: R. Santangelo (sol) 2nd & 3rd Defendants: G.B. Evans Plaintiff: Maurice Blackman Cashman SOLICITORS : 1st Defendant: Ebsworth & Ebsworth 2nd Defendant: Blake Dawson Waldron 3rd Defendant: Tress Cocks & Maddox CATCHWORDS : Joint conference of expert witnesses DECISION : See para 30

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE LIST

20254/97

STUDDERT J

Tuesday 23 October 2001

NATHAN BOARDMAN by his tutor JENNIFER BOARDMAN v SOUTH EASTERN SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE

JUDGMENT 1 HIS HONOUR: The second defendant has applied to the court by notice of motion seeking the following orders: "1. That a joint conference of expert witnesses be convened pursuant to Supreme Court Rule [Part] 36 [Rule] 13CA between those experts listed in Annexure 'Q' to the affidavit of Amanda Large dated 20/9/2001;

2. That the conference be held without the attendance of legal representatives for the parties;

3. That the experts listed in order 1 be directed to endeavour to reach agreement in relation to those questions set out in Annexure 'R' to the affidavit of Amanda Large dated 20/9/01;