Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Luvalot Clothing Pty Ltd v Dong [2022] FCA 1411 File number: VID 12 of 2018
Judgment of: ANDERSON J
Date of judgment: 28 November 2022
Catchwords: EQUITY – confidential information – use of confidential information subject to claimed equitable obligation – whether employee breached equitable obligation of confidence – whether the applicant's customer details list has necessary degree of confidence – where WeChat contacts maintained on employee's personal mobile phone – whether use of confidential information in breach of contract – application dismissed CORPORATIONS – application under s 183 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – former employee – duty not to misuse information – whether former employee was in breach of this duty – restraint of trade clause – reasonableness of restraint – restraint on acting for potential competitor – application dismissed
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Restraints of Trade Act 1976 (NSW)
Cases cited: Advanced Fuels Technology Pty Ltd v Blythe & Ors [2018] VSC 286 Ansell Rubber Co Pty Ltd v Allied Rubber Industries Pty Ltd [1967] VR 37 Belflora Pty Ltd v Vinflora Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 178 Cactus Imaging Pty Ltd v Peters (2006) 71 NSWLR 9 Coco v AM Clark (Engineers) Ltd [1969] RPC Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd v FKP Limited [2008] FCA 1915 DC Payments Pty Ltd v Next Payments Pty Ltd (2016) 51 VR 151; [2016] VSC 315 De Belin v Australian Rugby League Commission Limited [2019] FCA 688 Del Casale v Artedomus (Aust) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 172; (2007) 165 IR 148 Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler [1987] Ch 117 Findex Group Limited v McKay [2020] FCAFC 182 Gold Titan Pty Ltd v Lopez [2021] FCA 918 Industrial Rollformers Pty Ltd v Ingersoll-Rand (Australia) Ltd [2001] NSWCA 111 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Birt [2006] NSWSC 995 Just Group Limited v Peck (2016) 344 ALR 162 Liberty Financial Pty Ltd v Jugovic [2021] FCA 607 Lindner v Murdock's Garage (1950) 83 CLR 628 Nordenfelt v Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company Ltd [1894] AC 535 Optus Networks Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2010] FCAFC 21; 265 ALR 281 Plus One International Pty Ltd v Ching (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1598 Robb v Green [1895] 2 QB 315 Saltman Engineering Co Ltd v Campbell Engineering Co (1948) 65 RPC 203 Saltman Engineering Co Ltd v Campbell Engineering Co Ltd [1963] 3 All ER 413 Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd v City of Sydney [2013] NSWCA 2; (2013) 295 ALR 760 Weldon & Co Services v Harbinson [2000] NSWSC 272 Woolworths Ltd v Olson [2004] NSWCA 372 Zomojo Pty Ltd v Hurd (No 2) [2012] FCA 1458; 299 ALR 621
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