Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Nick Scali Limited v Super A-Mart Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1130 Citation: Nick Scali Limited v Super A-Mart Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1130
Parties: NICK SCALI LIMITED (ACN 000 403 896) v SUPER A-MART PTY LTD (ACN 009 810 324)
File number: NSD 1142 of 2010
Judge: YATES J
Date of judgment: 15 October 2010
Catchwords: EVIDENCE – admissibility of evidence of conversations –consideration of principles relevant to trap orders in passing-off cases – relevance of principles to the application of s 135(a) of the Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) –whether probative value of evidence of conversations substantially outweighed by the danger that the evidence might be unfairly prejudicial to the respondent Ruling: Evidence admitted.
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 135
Cases cited: Cellular Clothing Company Ltd v G White & Company Ltd (1952) 70 RPC 9 C. Stillitz (a Firm) v Jones & Higgins Ltd (1942) 60 RPC 15 Bryant v Keith Harris & Co Ltd (1980) 33 ALR 437 Fox's Glacier Mints Ltd v Joblings (1932) 49 RPC 352 O.T. Co v Muir (1914) 31 WN (NSW) 87 Procea Products Ltd v Evans & Sons Ltd (1951) 68 RPC 210 Showerings Limited v Cheltenham & Hereford Breweries Ltd [1958] RPC 446 Showerings Ltd v The Blackpool Tower Co Ltd [1975] 1 FSR 40
Date of hearing: 15 October 2010
Date of publication of reasons: 19 October 2010
Place: Sydney
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