Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Insurance Holdings Pty Ltd v Chan [2010] FCA 781
Citation: Australian Insurance Holdings Pty Ltd v Chan [2010] FCA 781
Parties: AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE HOLDINGS PTY LTD ABN 84 086 321 459 v JAMES CHAN
File number(s): QUD 276 of 2010
Judge: GREENWOOD J
Date of judgment: 22 July 2010
Catchwords: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – consideration of an application for an interlocutory injunction restraining the threatened breach of an obligation of confidence – consideration of a breach of a provision of the contract prohibiting the respondent from taking up employment with a nominated entity
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 183, s 1324
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 – cited and quoted Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148 - cited Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 199 - cited
Date of hearing: 20 July 2010
Place: Brisbane
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 118
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr R M Derrington SC
Solicitor for the Applicant: Minter Ellison Lawyers
Counsel for the Respondent: Dr M Spry
Solicitor for the Respondent: McCullough Robertson Lawyers
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION QUD 276 of 2010
BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE HOLDINGS PTY LTD
ABN 84 086 321 459
Applicant
AND: JAMES CHAN
Respondent
JUDGE: GREENWOOD J
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