Dibley v Sydney West Area Health Service [2009] NSWSC 856

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Dibley v Sydney West Area Health Service [2009] NSWSC 856

HEARING DATE(S) : 25/06/09, 07/08/09

JUDGMENT DATE : 27 August 2009

JUDGMENT OF : James J

DECISION : 1. The limitation period applicable to the cause of action pleaded in the statement of claim is extended up until 31 March 2008. 2. The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the application but the costs order is not to be enforced prior to final judgment in the action without the leave of the Supreme Court.

CATCHWORDS : Limitation period — application for an extension — whether plaintiff aware of connection between injury and omissions of defendant — costs

LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act

Cartledge v E Jopling & Sons Limited [1963] 1 All ER 341 Commonwealth v Lewis [2007] NSWCA 127 Dedousis v The Water Board (1993-1994) 181 CLR 171 Drayton Coal Pty Ltd v Drain (1995) NSWCA 131 CASES CITED : Footner v Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Limited (1983) 33 SASR 58 Galea v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2008] NSWSC 260 Holt v Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Nixon v Philip Morris (Australia) Limited (1999) 165 ALR 515 Wardley Australia Limited v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Williams v Commonwealth of Australia [2007] NSWSC 1342

PARTIES : Renee Roslyn Dibley Sydney West Area Health Service

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20104/08

COUNSEL : J A Anderson - Plaintiff S G Barnes - Defendant

SOLICITORS : McLaughlin & Riordan Solicitors - Plaintiff General Insurance Law Department - Defendant