Gray v Farbenblum & 2 Ors [2002] NSWSC 74

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Gray v Farbenblum & 2 Ors [2002] NSWSC 74 revised - 22/02/2002 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20525/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 December 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 February 2002

Georgette Gray (Plaintiff)

David Farbenblum (First Defendant) PARTIES : Charles Gay (Second Defendant)

Northern Sydney Area Health Service t/as Royal North Shore Hospital (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr D Higgs SC with Mr D Ash COUNSEL : (Paintiff)

Mr S Woods (Third Defendant) Charlton Shearman (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Lynn Boyd (Third Defendant)

CATCHWORDS : Extension of time within which to commence proceedings - ss 60G & 1 - add hospital as defendant LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; 129 ALR 1 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Limited v Giudice (& Ors) (NSWCA, unreported, 7 March 1997) CASES CITED : Council of the City of Sydney v Zegarac (1997-98) 43 NSWLR 195 Holt v Wynter [2000] NSWCA 143; (1999-2000) 49 NSWLR 128 McLean v Sydney Water Corp [2001] NSWCA 122 Milperra Marketing Pty Ltd & Ors v Bayliss [2001] NSWCA 315 DECISION : (1) The plaintiff's notice of motion filed 6 February 2001 is dismissed; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the Northern Area Health Services costs.