Bugden v The Congregation of Religious Sisters of Charity of Australia [2020] NSWSC 493

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bugden v The Congregation of Religious Sisters of Charity of Australia [2020] NSWSC 493 Hearing dates: 8 April 2020 Date of orders: 05 May 2020 Decision date: 05 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

(1) Leave is granted to the second defendant pursuant to UCPR 31.28 to rely on the report of Associate Professor Mark Adams dated 30 October 2018.

(2) Pursuant to UCPR 31.24, the Court directs that there be a single joint liability conclave of cardiology and neurology experts at the hearing of the plaintiff's statement of claim in proceedings 2014/191081 and 2014/190993. (3) There is no order as to costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 31.24 – Conference between expert witnesses – Whether to direct that there be a single or separate joint liability conclaves split by expertise Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 31.24, 31.28 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Fiona Bugden (Plaintiff) The Congregation of Religious Sisters of Charity of Australia (Second Defendant) Murrumbidgee Local Health District (Third Defendant) Associate Professor Michael McCready (Fourth Defendant) St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: JA Hillier (Plaintiff) D Lloyd (Second Defendant)

Solicitors: Commins Hendriks (Plaintiff) Kennedys (Second Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/190993 Publication restriction: Nil