Whitelum v The Corporation of the Trustees of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy in Queensland [2018] NSWSC 51

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Whitelum v The Corporation of the Trustees of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy in Queensland [2018] NSWSC 51 Hearing dates: 12 April 2017 Date of orders: 02 February 2018 Decision date: 02 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Motion dismissed;

(2) The defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of and incidental to the motion;

(3) The matter be listed before Garling J for further directions at 9.30am on 16 February 2018. Catchwords: CROSS-VESTING – law to be applied is law of another State – plaintiff suffering severe psychiatric disorders preventing travel to other State – transfer refused. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987, 5(2)(b)(iii) Personal Injury Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) Cases Cited: BHP Billiton Ltd v Schultz (2004) 221 CLR 400; [2004] HCA 61 British American Tobacco Australia Ltd v Pete Gorgon and Anor [2007] NSWCA 230 Hughes v Whittens Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 239 Kellow v Irish Murphy's Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 239 Lend Lease Property Management and Construction Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 739 Lloyd v Riverland Regional Health Service Inc [2010] VSC 350 O'Donnell v Nage Holdings Pty Ltd [2013] VSC 115 Skandar (aka Makari) v BSM Group Pty Ltd (as trustee for the BSM Discretionary Trust) [2017] NSWSC 610 Wallaby Grip Limited v Maclean [2017] NSWSC 246 Western Australia v Duncan [2011] NSWSC 1320 Texts Cited: The American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed, 2013) (DSM-5) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Shirley Anne Whitelum (Plaintiff/Respondent) The Corporation of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy in Queensland (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: David Robert Campbell SC and John Lawrence Sharpe (Plaintiff/Respondent) Terence M Rowles (Defendant/Applicant)