Scrivener v Raffles Medical Group Limited [2015] NSWSC 874

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Scrivener v Raffles Medical Group Limited [2015] NSWSC 874 Hearing dates: 14 April 2015 Decision date: 03 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: (1) Pursuant to Rule 12.11(1) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), the statement of claim filed on 28 July 2014 is set aside. (2) The plaintiff must pay the costs of the defendant of the proceedings before me. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – claim in negligence and breach of contract against defendant in Singapore – whether statement of claim should be set aside – whether Supreme Court of New South Wales is a clearly inappropriate forum for determination of the dispute – whether proceedings fall within schedule 6 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Limitation Act (Cap 163, 1996 Rev Ed), s 24A(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 11.2, 12.11(1), Sch 6 Cases Cited: Bolitho v City & Hackney Health Authority (1998) AC 232 Murakami v Wiryadi & Ors [2006] NSWCA 7 Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Company Inc v Fay [1988] HCA 32; 165 CLR 197 Regie National des Usines Renault SA v Zhang [2002] HCA 10; (2002) 210 CLR 491 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd [1990] HCA 55; (1990) 171 CLR 538 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Ian Charles Scrivener (Plaintiff/Respondent) Raffles Medical Group Limited (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: H Marshall SC (Plaintiff/Respondent) N E Chen (Defendant/Applicant)