Geerlings v O’Keefe [2015] NSWSC 1657

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Geerlings v O'Keefe [2015] NSWSC 1657 Hearing dates: 4 November 2015 Date of orders: 04 November 2015 Decision date: 09 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: Pursuant to UCPR 7.10(2)(b), the Court appoints the Very Reverend Dr Gerald Gleeson, Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, to represent the estate of the late Cardinal James Darcy Freeman for the purposes of these proceedings. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – notice of motion – order sought to appoint a representative to the deceased person's estate – Rule 7.10 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – appointment consented to – order made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Imperial Acts Application Act 1969 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Darrington v Caldbeck (1990) 20 NSWLR 212 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Paul Frederick Geerlings (Plaintiff) Father John O'Keefe (First Defendant) The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney (Second Defendant) Bishop David Cremin (Third Defendant) Cardinal George Pell (Fourth Defendant) Sister Doris Mary Nebauer (Fifth Defendant) Trustees of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (Sixth Defendant) Trustees of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart NSW (Seventh Defendant) The Estate of the Late Cardinal James Darcy Freeman (Eighth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr Chiu for Dr Gleeson, applicant on motion and mentioning for the Plaintiff and First, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Defendants