Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Smart EV Solutions Pty Ltd v Guy [2023] FCA 1580 File number: QUD 261 of 2023
Judgment of: DERRINGTON J
Date of judgment: 6 October 2023
Date of publication of reasons: 12 December 2023
Catchwords: EQUITY – injunctions – confidential information – director / employee leaving companies in a corporate group and starting a new business in the same industry – evidence that some information taken – injunction granted CORPORATIONS – director and employee duties – misuse of confidential information in competing business – breach of duties under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 181, 182 and 183 – injunction granted to restrain use of confidential information
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)
Cases cited: AG Australia Holdings Ltd v Burton (2002) 58 NSWLR 464 Apotex Pty Ltd v Cipla Ltd [2017] FCA 1627 Armstrong World Industries (Australia) Pty Ltd v Parma (2014) 101 ACSR 150 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Mauer-Swisse Securities Ltd (2002) 42 ACSR 605 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Somerville (2009) 77 NSWLR 110 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 618 Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd v Overliese (2010) 84 IPR 505 Boardman v Phipps [1967] 2 AC 46 Commissioner for Corporate Affairs v Green [1978] VR 505 Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1980) 147 CLR 39 Dais Studio Pty Ltd v Bullet Creative Pty Ltd (2007) 165 FCR 92 Del Casale v Artedomus (Aust) Pty Ltd (2007) 73 IPR 326 DHL Supply Chain (Australia) Pty Limited v United Workers' Union [2021] FCA 707 Digital Cinema Network Pty Ltd v Omnilab Media Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 509 Digital Products Group Pty Ltd v Opferkuch [2008] NSWSC 575 Emeco International Pty Ltd v O'Shea [2012] WASC 282 Forkserve Pty Ltd v Jack (2001) 19 ACLC 299 Futuretronics.com.au Pty Ltd v Graphix Labels Pty Ltd (2008) 81 IPR 1 GDP Group Pty Ltd v Saye [2022] FCA 688 HiTech Group Australia Ltd v Riachi [2021] NSWSC 1212 Huang v Wang [2015] NSWSC 510 Just Group Ltd v Peck (2016) 344 ALR 162 Krueger Transport Equipment Pty Ltd v Glen Cameron Storage & Distribution Pty Ltd (2008) 78 IPR 262 Liberty Financial Pty Ltd v Jugovic [2021] FCA 607 Links Golf Tasmania Pty Ltd v Sattler (2012) 213 FCR 1 Luvalot Clothing Pty Ltd v Dong [2022] FCA 1411 McNamara v Flavel (1988) 13 ACLR 619 New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung (2023) 410 ALR 190 New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung [2022] FCA 722 NP Generations Pty Ltd v Feneley (2001) 80 SASR 151 Plus One International Pty Ltd v Ching (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1598 Prestige Lifting Services Pty Ltd v Williams (2015) 333 ALR 674 R v Byrnes (1995) 183 CLR 501 Rosetex Company Pty Ltd v Licata (1994) 12 ACSR 779 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd v Apple Inc (2011) 217 FCR 238 SBA Music Pty Ltd v Hall (No 3) [2015] FCA 1079 Smith & Nephew Pty Ltd v Wake Forest University Health Sciences (2009) 82 IPR 467 Stefanovski v Digital Central Australia (Assets) Pty Ltd (2018) 368 ALR 607 Thomas Marshall (Exports) Ltd v Guinle [1979] Ch 227 United Petroleum Australia Pty Ltd v Herbert Smith Freehills (2018) 128 ACSR 324 Wilson Parking Australia 1992 Pty Ltd v Rush [2008] FCA 1601 Wright v Gasweld Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 317
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