Golsby-Smith v Greater Murray Area Health Service & Ors [2004] NSWSC 387

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Golsby-Smith v Greater Murray Area Health Service & Ors [2004] NSWSC 387 revised - 10/05/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 18 June 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 May 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Dowd J at 1 DECISION : Period of limitation under the Act extended for the Plaintiff as against the Third and Fourth Defendants to 18 January 2002 and as against the Fifth Defendant to 2 July 2002; Costs reserved; Liberty to apply to restore the matter as to arguments as to costs and clarification of the formal orders.

CATCHWORDS : Limitation on action - extension application LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 CASES CITED : Holt v Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Sydney City Council v Zegarac (1998) 43 NSWLR 195 Barry Golsby-Smith Greater Murray Area Health Service PARTIES : Wodonga Regional Health Service Dr Brett Todhunter Dr Janet Gilchrist Dr Vincent Ferraro FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20227/01 (Plaintiff/Applicant) Mr D K Jordan COUNSEL : (First Defendant/Respondent) Mr B Hull (Fifth Defendant/Respondent) Ms J Lonergan (Plaintiff/Applicant) Ms K Stott - McLaughlin & Riordan Solicitors SOLICITORS : (First Defendant/Respondent) Mr R Leitch - Leitch Hasson Dent Solicitors (Fifth Defendant/Respondent) Ms Frances Allpress, Solcitor 10th Floor St James Centre

- 8 - IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION