Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Wimmera Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd v Iluka Midwest Ltd [2002] FCA 653
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ‑ Expert performing similar work for both parties to patent litigation ‑ One party seeking to restrain other from conferring with expert ‑ Whether confidentiality undertaking offered by other party should be accepted in lieu of injunction ‑ Whether duty of loyalty owed by expert to first party ‑ Whether any duty of loyalty survived termination of retainer.
EVIDENCE ‑ One party to patent dispute seeking to restrain other party from conferring with expert ‑ No property in a witness. Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KMPG (a firm) [1999] 2 AC 222 cited Pradhan v Eastside Day Surgery Pty Ltd [1999] SASC 256 cited Colonial Portfolio Services Ltd v Nissen (2000) 35 ACSR 673 cited World Medical Manufacturing Corporation v Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick Lawyers (a firm) [2000] VSC 196 cited Newman v Phillips Fox (1999) 21 WAR 309 cited Yunghanns v Elfic Ltd (Supreme Court of Victoria, 3 July 1998, unreported) cited Mallesons Stephen Jaques v KPMG Peat Marwick (1990) 4 WAR 357 cited Spincode Pty Ltd v Look Software Pty Ltd [2001] VSCA 248 considered Wan v McDonald (1992) 33 FCR 491 cited McVeigh v Linen House Pty Ltd [1999] 3 VR 394 cited Butt v M'Donald (1896) 7 QLJ 68 cited Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Ltd v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 144 CLR 596 cited Kelly v Cooper [1993] AC 205 cited Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337 cited Hospital Products v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 considered Breen v Williams (1996) 186 CLR 71 cited Harmony Shipping Co SA v Saudi Europe Line Ltd [1979] 1 WLR 1380 applied Ward v The Queen (1981) 3 A Crim R 171 cited Reg v King [1983] 1 WLR 411 cited W v Egdel (1988) 14 IPR 632 cited Trade Practices Commission v Arnotts Ltd (No 5) (1990) 92 ALR 527 cited R v R [1994] 4 All ER 260 cited Connolly v Dale [1996] QB 120 cited Kimbers Pty Ltd v Hartley (Supreme Court of Western Australia, 11 December 1998, unreported) cited In re L (A Minor) [1997] AC 16 cited Faccenda Chicken v Fowler [1987] Ch 117 considered Collins v Blantern (1767) 2 Wils 341 cited
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