Tinnock v Murrumbidgee Local Health District [2016] NSWSC 86

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tinnock v Murrumbidgee Local Health District [2016] NSWSC 86 Hearing dates: 8; 9 February 2016 Date of orders: 09 February 2016 Decision date: 09 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: Counsel to bring in short minutes to give effect to these reasons Catchwords: EVIDENCE – admissions – formal admission - application to withdraw at first instance PROCEDURE – expert evidence – application to amend statement of claim where late service of a report PROCEDURE – expert evidence – concurrent evidence – application to issue subpoena to other parties' expert to give evidence Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australia National University [2009] HCA 27; 239 CLR 175 Coulton v Holcombe [1986] HCA 33; (1986) 162 CLR 1 Dare v Pulham [1982] HCA 70; 148 CLR 658 Drabsch v Switzerland General Insurance Co Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), 16 October 1996, unrep) For The Good Times Pty Ltd v Coltern Pty Ltd (2007) NSWSC 108 In the matter of Dymocks Book Arcade Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 298 Re L (A Minor) Police Investigation: Privilege [1997] AC 16 R v P [2001] NSWCA 473; 53 NSWLR 664 Sevic v Roarty (1998) 44 NSWLR 287 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Kylie Bernadette Tinnock (Plaintiff) Murrumbidgee Local Health District (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A J Bartley SC (with R Ingram) (Plaintiff) S Barnes (Defendant) Solicitors: TressCox Lawyers (Plaintiff) Commins Hendriks Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2012/296883