Jackson v Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 265

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jackson v Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 265 Hearing dates: 17 March 2020 Date of orders: 17 March 2020 Decision date: 17 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Cavanagh J Decision: (1) That leave be granted to the plaintiff to serve the report of Associate Professor Paul Miniter dated 10 February 2020. (2) That an extension of time be granted for service of that report until 4.00pm on Tuesday 17 March 2020. (3) That costs be costs in the cause. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — time — extension of time — service of expert report out of time — whether necessary to demonstrate exceptional circumstances under r 31.28(4) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 31.28 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Rhonda Annette Jackson (Plaintiff) Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd (First Defendant) De Puy International Ltd (Second Defendant) Dr Vinny Mamo (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A J Bartley SC with J A Hillier (Plaintiff) B Kelleher (First and Second Defendants) M Windsor SC (Third Defendant)

Solicitors: Commins Hendriks (Plaintiff) Norton Rose Fulbright Australia (First and Second Defendants) HWL Ebsworth (Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/78473 Publication restriction: Nil