Kingsman v NSW Trustee & Guardian (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 226

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kingsman v NSW Trustee & Guardian (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 226 Hearing dates: 11 March 2014 Decision date: 12 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: 1. Judgment for the Second Defendant and the Third Defendant with respect to the Plaintiff's claim. 2. No order as to costs between the Plaintiff, Second Defendant and Third Defendant with respect to the Plaintiff's claim. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - settlement approval - notice of motion - order seeking settlement approval as against second and third defendants - settlement approved Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Damages (Infants and Persons of Unsound Mind) Act 1929 (NSW) Cases Cited: Kingsman v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2013] NSWSC 487 Porter v Le [2010] NSWSC 998 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Joshua Andrew Kingsman (Plaintiff) NSW Trustee & Guardian (First Defendant) Anthony Robert Williamson & James Valenzi Isabella t/as Williamson Isabella Lawyers (Second Defendant) Roger John Downs, David Laurence Potts, Peter Chodat, Paul Dante Maganino, Mario Quintiliani & Michael John Hatfield t/as Kells the Lawyers (Fourth Defendant) Gail Whitton (Fifth Defendant) Jane Louise Kingsman (Sixth Defendant) Tony Robert Kingsman (Seventh Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr DJ Barnett (Plaintiff) Solicitors: Lough & Wells (Plaintiff) Ms N Polorotoff, K&L Gates (Second and Third Defendants) File Number(s): 2012/183580 Publication restriction: None