McMahon & Anor v South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service & Anor [2004] NSWSC 442

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : McMahon & Anor v South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service & Anor [2004] NSWSC 442 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 May 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 May 2004 JURISDICTION: Common Law JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison DECISION : (1) Leave is granted to the first plaintiff to extend the limitation period pursuant to ss 60C and E of the Act from 1 October 2001 up to and including 7 March 2003; (2) Leave is granted to the second plaintiff to extend the limitation period pursuant to ss60C and E of the Act from 10 March 2002 up to and including 7 March 2003; (3) The plaintiffs are to pay the defendants' costs as agreed or assessed.

CATCHWORDS : Extension of time to commence proceedings, ss 60C & E Limitation Act - alleged medical negligence LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) - ss 60C & E BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Limited v Guidice (& Ors) (unreported, NSWCA , 7 March 1997) Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 CES v Superclinics (Australia) Pty Ltd (1995) 38 NSWLR 47 Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (1997) 41 NSWLR 389 Council of the City of Sydney v Zegarac (1998) 43 NSWLR 195 Dow Corning Australia Pty Ltd v Paton, Meares v Paton (1998) Aust Torts Reports 81-485 CASES CITED : Fitzgerald v Bankstown City Council (unreported, NSWCA, 6 November 1995 Holt v Wynter [2000] NSWCA 122 McLean v Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122 Milperra Marketing Pty Ltd & Ors v Bayliss [2001] NSWCA 315 Itek Graphix Pty Ltd v Elliott (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 Lewis v Bailey, Ortado v Bailey & Szerdahelyi v Bailey (unreported, NSWSC, Badgery-Parker J, 1 May 1997) Tori v Greater Murray Health Service (2002) Aust Torts Reports 81-651, [2002] NSWSC 186 Wills v Dr Ganesha Thambipillay & Ors [203] NSWSC 553 Vicki McMahon (First Plaintiff)