KF By Her Tutor RF v Sydney Children's Hospital Specialty Network (known as the Children's Hospital Westmead) and Anor [2011] NSWSC 874

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: KF By Her Tutor RF v Sydney Children's Hospital Specialty Network (known as the Children's Hospital Westmead) and Anor [2011] NSWSC 874 Hearing dates: 4 August 2011 Decision date: 04 August 2011 Before: Johnson J Decision: Leave refused for Plaintiff's legal representatives to discuss breach issues with Plaintiff's experts until provision of further joint breach experts' report Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - medical negligence claim - reconvened breach of duty experts' conference to take place - application by Plaintiff's legal representatives for leave to discuss breach issues with Plaintiff's experts before reconvened meeting and provision of final joint breach experts' report - relevant discretionary factors - leave refused Legislation Cited: Practice Note SC Gen 11 "Joint Conferences of Expert Witnesses" Cases Cited: KF By Her Tutor RF v Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children known as the Children's Hospital Westmead and Anor [2010] NSWSC 891

KF By Her Tutor RF v Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children known as the Children's Hospital Westmead and Anor [2011] NSWSC 399 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: KF by her next friend RF (Plaintiff) Sydney Children's Hospital Specialty Network (known as the Children's Hospital Westmead) (First Defendant) Dr Brian Kearney (Second Defendant) Representation: Ms M Avenell (Plaintiff) Mr S Woods (First Defendant) Mr J Kirk; Ms V Thomas (Second Defendant) Paul A Curtis & Co (Plaintiff) General Insurance Law Limited (First Defendant) Blake Dawson (Second Defendant) File Number(s): 2002/69388