NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Rufo v Hosking [2002] NSWSC 1041 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division Professional Negligence List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20468/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 24, 25, 26, 28 June, 1, 2, 4, 29, 30, 31 July, 1, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23 August 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 November 2002
PARTIES : Michelle Rufo (Plaintiff) Dr C.S. Hosking (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Studdert J
COUNSEL : B. Donovan QC/ E. Pike (Plaintiff) D. Higgs SC/J. Lonergan (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Kells - The Lawyers (Plaintiff) Colin Biggers Paisley (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Negligence - claim against medical practitioner - whether breach of duty of care - whether any breach causative of harm. Rogers v Whitaker (1992) 175 CLR 479 Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 1 WLR 582 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1979-1980) 146 CLR 40 Bendix Mintex Pty Limited v Barnes (1997) 42 NSWLR 307 Wallaby Grip (Rae) Pty Limited (in liq.) v Macleay Area Health Service (1998) 17 NSW CCR 355 CASES CITED : E.M. Baldwin & Son Pty Limited v Plane 1999 ATR 81-499 TC v State of New South Wales [2001] NSWCA 380 Malec v J.C. Hutton Pty Limited (1990) 169 CLR 638 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum N.L. (1992-94) 179 CLR 333 Daniels v Anderson (1995) 37 NSWLR 438 Tran v Lam (unreported, Badgery-Parker J, 20 June 1997) DECISION : See para 281
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE LIST
STUDDERT J
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