Quality Medical Innovations Pty Ltd v Keogh [2021] FCA 154

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Quality Medical Innovations Pty Ltd v Keogh [2021] FCA 154 File number: NSD 1171 of 2020

Judgment of: MARKOVIC J

Date of judgment: 2 March 2021

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – directors' duties – where first defendant is a director of the first plaintiff and second defendant – where second defendant produces and sells products in a similar market to the first plaintiff – application for injunctive relief under s 1324 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) – alleged contraventions of ss 181-183 of the Corporations Act – whether the evidence establishes a sufficiently seriously arguable case of those contraventions – whether balance of convenience favours the grant of relief sought – application dismissed

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 181, 182, 183, 1324

Cases cited: Armstrong World Industries (Australia) Pty Limited v Parma (2014) 101 ACSR 150; [2014] FCA 743 Australian Careers Institute Pty Ltd v Australian Institute of Fitness Pty Ltd (2016) 340 ALR 580; [2016] NSWCA 347 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Adler (2002) 168 FLR 253 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Mauer-Swisse Securities Limited (2002) 42 ACSR 605 at 613-614; [2002] NSWSC 741 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 618 Fitzpatrick v Cheal (2012) 264 FLR 313; [2012] NSWSC 261 In the matter of Ikon Group Limited (2015) 107 ACSR 146; [2015] NSWSC 980 Links Golf Tasmania Pty Ltd v Sattler (2012) 213 FCR 1 Parker v Tucker (2010) 77 ACSR 525; [2010] FCA 263 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd v Apple Inc (2011) 217 FCR 238