Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BlueScope Steel Limited v Somanchi [2016] FCA 4 File number: VID 962 of 2015
Judge: BROMBERG J
Date of judgment: 4 January 2016
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – ex parte application before the start of proceeding for orders in the nature of a Search Order, and order prohibiting use of certain identified material – allegation of misuse of confidential material by Prospective Respondent, being former employee of Prospective Applicant – strongly arguable case demonstrated – prohibiting order made – order in nature of Search Order not made as sought – order requiring delivering-up of identified material made; issue of inspection deferred to future inter partes hearing.
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 7.42 and 7.43
Date of hearing: 4 January 2016
Registry: Victoria
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
National Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Sub-area: Copyright and Industrial Designs
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 11
Counsel for the Prospective Applicants: Mr L Merrick
Solicitor for the Prospective Applicants: King & Wood Mallesons
Counsel for the Prospective Respondent: The Prospective Respondent did not appear
ORDERS VID 962 of 2015
BETWEEN: BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED (ACN 000 011 058)
First Prospective Applicant
LYSAGHT BUILDING SOLUTIONS PTY LTD (ACN 103 232 444)
Second Prospective Applicant
AND: CHINNARI SRIDEVI SOMANCHI
Prospective Respondent
JUDGE: BROMBERG J DATE OF ORDER: 4 JANUARY 2016
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