Happy Landings Pty Ltd & ors v Magazine Promotions Aust Pty Ltd [1984] FCA 133

Trade

CATCHWORDS practices - consumer protection - application for interlocutory injunction - publication of cookery books

with virtually identical names - differences between tne books - whether prima facie case exists ~- where balance

of convenience lies.

Trade Practices Act; ss. 52, 87

HAPPY LANDINGS PTY. LIMITED, ROSS HORNE, TONT BOBBIN v. MAGAZINE PROMOTIONS AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED

G 124 of 1984

LOCKHART J. 4 MAY 1984

SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRLAIA

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NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY | Ne. Gite of ised GENERAL DIVISION BETWEEN : HAPPY LANDINGS PTY. LIMITED First Appiicant RGSS HORNE Second Applicant TONT BOSe TY Third Applicant AND: MAGAZINE PROMOTIONS AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED Respondent CORAM: LOCKHART J. 4 May 1984 Svdney _ ORDER THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1) the motion for interlocutory injunctive celief be dismissed; 2) the costs of the motion be the respondent's costs in the

proceeding.

EU THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUS TE

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HER SOUTH WALES DISTRICT PEGISTRY | te. 3S 124 or i9A

SENERAL DIVTE Dt ,

BETWEEN : HAPPY LANDINGS FIY. LIMITED

First Applicant ROSS HORNE

Second Applicant TOUT BOBBIN

Third Applicant

AND: MAGAZINE PROMOTIONS AUSTRALIA PLY. LIMITED

Respondent

Coram: Lockhart J. 4 May 1984 Sydney REASONS FOR JUOGMENT LOCKHART J. This is a motion for interlocutory injunctions by

Happy Landings Pty. Limited, the publisher, and Ross Horne and Toni Bobbin, the authors, of a cookery book entitled The Health Revolution Cooltbook. to restrain the respondent, Maqazine Promotions Australia Pty. Limited from publishing, distributing, selling and promoting the sale of 1ts own cookery book entitled

The Healthy Revolution Cookbook. The applicants assert that the

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respondent is engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct or conduct that 15 likely to misleaa or aeceive in contravention cot 3. 52, paras. S53(c) and (d) and s. 55 or the Trage Practices Act,