Nandutu v University of Sydney [2019] NSWSC 1436

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nandutu v University of Sydney [2019] NSWSC 1436 Hearing dates: 18 June 2019 & written submissions Decision date: 24 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: R A Hulme J Decision: 1. Pursuant to r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), the proceedings in 2017/374521, 2018/231384, and 2019/40642 are dismissed.

2. The plaintiff is restrained from taking any further steps, including making any further interlocutory application, in proceedings 2015/287280, without the prior leave of a judge of the Court. Any such application for leave shall be made by Notice of Motion filed and served upon the defendant supported by affidavit evidence explaining the purpose of the application and how it will advance the just, quick and cheap resolution of the proceeding.

3. Until further order, unless with the prior leave of a judge of the Court, the plaintiff is restrained from issuing any new proceeding in any court or tribunal in New South Wales against the defendant, including the defendant's employees, former employees, affiliates and students, where such new proceedings relate to, or arise out of, or concern:

a. the plaintiff's candidature for a PhD at the University of Sydney ("the candidature"); b. the management and/or administration of the candidature by the University of Sydney or its officers, employees, former employees, affiliates, or agents; c. the suspension and termination of the candidature; d. the supervision of the plaintiff during the candidature; and/or e. the allegations made in any pleading or other document filed before the date of these orders in proceedings 2017/374521, 2018/231384 and 2019/40642.