McMeekin v Prince of Wales Private Hospital [2019] NSWSC 190

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McMeekin v Prince of Wales Private Hospital [2019] NSWSC 190 Hearing dates: 19 February 2019 Date of orders: 07 March 2019 Decision date: 07 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The plaintiff is granted leave to administer interrogatories 1-16 to the first defendant.

(2) Costs of the motion are costs in the cause. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Interrogatories – Failure to diagnose and manage pre-eclampsia – Inadequate hospital notes – Uniform Civil Procedure Rule 22.1 – Whether leave should be granted to administer interrogatories - Whether there are special reasons that justify the making of an order to answer interrogatories – Whether the interrogatories are necessary – Whether the interrogatories go to state of mind Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 22.1 Cases Cited: Ahmad v South Sydney Western Sydney Local Area Health District [2018] NSWSC 1327 Ahmed El Hayek v Josslyn Vasic; QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited v Wesfarmers Federation Insurance Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1498 Attorney-General v Gaskill (1882) LR 20 Ch D 519 Boyle v Downs [1979] NSWLR 192 Cavric v Coopers & Lybrand (ACT) Ltd & Anor [2002] NSWSC 538 Coal Cliff Collieries Pty Ltd v C E Heath Insurance Broking (Australia) Pty Ltd (1986) 5 NSWLR 703 Edwards v Hornsby Shire Council [2014] NSWSC 600 Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd, Re; Cassegrain v Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 241 Hawkes v Schubach [1953] VLR 468 Haywood v Collaroy Services Beach Club [2005] NSWSC 1203 Keating v South East Sydney lllawarra Area Health Service (NSWSC, 7 July 2006, unreported) Knapp v Harvey [1911] 2 KB 725 Lyell v Kennedy (1883) 8 App Cas 217 Percy v General Motors-Holden's Pty Ltd [1975] 1 NSWLR 289 Potter's Sulphide Ore Treatment Ltd v Sulphide Corporation Ltd (1911-1912) 113 CLR 101 Rapid Metal Developments (Australia) Pty Ltd v Anderson Formrite Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] WASC 204 Schutt v Queenan [2000] NSWCA 341 Smith Kline & French Laboratories Ltd v Inter-Continental Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd (1969) 123 CLR 514 Spedley Securities Ltd (in liq) v Yuill (No 4) (1991) 5 ACSR 758 Taylor v Santos Ltd [2000] SASC 305 Venacom Pty Ltd v Morgan Brooks Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 46 West v Conway (1923) 23 SR (NSW) 344 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Vivian Susan McMeekin (Plaintiff) Prince of Wales Private Hospital (First Defendant) Dr Surya Krishnan (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Segal (Plaintiff) DA Lloyd (First Defendant)