Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney Local Health District; Sydney Local Health District v Macquarie Health Corporation Ltd (No 10) [2016] NSWSC 1587

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney Local Health District; Sydney Local Health District v Macquarie Health Corporation Ltd (No 10) [2016] NSWSC 1587 Hearing dates: 10 – 12 February 2014, 14 – 16 May 2014, 20 – 22 May 2014, 26 May 2014, 30 May 2014, 2 – 6 June 2014, 10 – 12 June 2014, 16 June 2014, 18 – 20 June 2014, 15 July 2014, 5 – 6 August 2014, 8 August 2014, 11 August 2014, 13 – 14 August 2014, 18 – 21 August 2014, 25 – 26 August 2014, 28 August 2014, 4 September 2014, 8 September 2014, 12 September 2014, 19 September 2014, 25 – 26 September 2014, 2 October 2014, 8 – 9 October 2014, 12 November 2014, 17 – 20 November 2014, 1 – 2 December 2014, 4 – 5 December 2014, 8 – 12 December 2014, 15 – 16 December 2014, 18 – 19 December 2014, 9 February 2015, 23 – 25 March 2015, 27 March 2015, 1 April 2015, 13 April 2015, 4 May 2015, 7 May 2015, 11 – 13 May 2015, 15 May 2015, 20 – 22 May 2015, 27 – 29 May 2015, 2 – 4 June 2015, 15 – 17 June 2015, 1 July 2015, 20 – 23 July 2015, 27 – 31 July 2015, 26 August 2015, 28 October 2015, 19 November 2015, 1 December 2015, 2 February 2016, 23 February 2016, 1 March 2016 Decision date: 10 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Kunc J Decision: Plaintiff's damages to be calculated in accordance with these reasons Catchwords: DAMAGES – Trespass – Calculation of mesne profits – User principle – Defendant wrongfully terminated plaintiff's 103 year lease to build private hospital and car park – At time of dispossession car park operational but private hospital not yet built – 15 year dispossession

EVIDENCE – Admissibility – Expert opinion – Expert A "adopts" and is "fortified by" opinions of Expert B without disclosing how Expert A applied Expert B's opinion in Expert A's reasoning – Whether sufficient to make Expert B's opinions admissible – Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 55, 56(2), 60, 79, 135, 136 Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Health Services Act 1997 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adler v ASIC (2003) 46 ASCR 504; [2003] NSWCA 131; (2003) 179 FLR 1 Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services (2013) 195 LGERA 182; [2013] NSWCA 103 ASIC v Rich [2005] NSWSC 706 Australian Energy Limited v Lennard Oil NL (No 2) [1988] 2 Qd R 230 Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v GR Securities Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 Bunnings Group Ltd v CHEP Australia Ltd (2011) 82 NSWLR 420; [2011] NSWCA 342 Butler v Egg & Egg Pulp Marketing Board (1966) 114 CLR 185; [1966] HCA 38 Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Fatimi Pty Ltd v Bryant & Ors (2002) Aust Torts Reports 2002; [2002] NSWSC 750 Field Common Limited v Elmbridge Borough Council (2008) All ER (D) 141; [2008] EWHC 2079 (Ch) Gaba Formwork Contractors Pty Ltd v Turner Corporation Ltd (1991) 32 NSWLR 175 Hackett v Inverugie Investments Ltd [1993] BHS J. No. 126 Honeysett v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 122; [2014] HCA 29 Initiate School of the Canadian Rocky Mountains Ltd. v. Wolfenden Ventures Ltd., 2013 BCSC 257 Inverugie Investments Ltd v Hackett [1995] 1 WLR 713 Klewer v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 258 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Seatainer Terminals Pty Ltd (1981) 48 LGRA 409 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Central Sydney Area Health Service (Supreme Court (NSW), Windeyer J; 28 March 2000, unrep) Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney Local Health Network [2011] NSWCA 231 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney Local Health District [2013] NSWSC 764 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney Local Health District; Sydney Local Health District v Macquarie Health Corporation Ltd (No 6) [2014] NSWSC 1549 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney Local Health District; Sydney Local Health District v Macquarie Health Corporation Ltd; Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council (No 9) [2016] NSWSC 155 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2008] NSWSC 738 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service (No 2) [2009] NSWSC 629 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service (2010) 15 BPR 28,564; [2010] NSWCA 268 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2010] NSWCA 348 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2015] NSWCA 323 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353; [1954] HCA 72 MMAL Rentals Pty Ltd v Bruning (2004) 63 NSWLR 167; [2004] NSWCA 451 Pace Property Management Services Pty Limited v South Sydney Council (Land and Environment Court (NSW), Dr J Roseth, 19 June 1997, unrep) Palmer Bruyn & Parker Pty Ltd v Parsons (2001) 208 CLR 388; [2001] HCA 69 Port Stephens Shire Council v Tellamist Pty Ltd (2004) 135 LGERA 98; [2004] NSWCA 353 PQ v Australian Red Cross Society [1992] 1 VR 19 Strand Electric and Engineering Company Limited v Brisford Entertainments Limited [1952] 2 QB 246 Sydney South West Area Health Service v Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd [2011] HCATrans 155 Whitwham v Westminster Brymbo Coal and Coke Company [1896] 2 Ch 538 Willis v The Commonwealth (1946) 73 CLR 105; [1946] HCA 22 Texts Cited: R. Mahoney, "Overcompensation and the 'User Principle' ", (1996) 24 ABLR 59 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Proceedings 2000/34949 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Sydney Local Health District (Defendant)