Charter Pacific Corporation Limited v Securicom (NSW) Pty Limited (in liq) (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1067

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Charter Pacific Corporation Limited v Securicom (NSW) Pty Limited (in liq) (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1067 Hearing dates: 15, 16 July 2020 Date of orders: 14 August 2020 Decision date: 14 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Henry J Decision: Interlocutory relief granted. See paragraph [207]. Catchwords: EQUITY – Interlocutory relief – where plaintiffs seeks to restrain defendants from asserting an ownership interest or licence to use patents and communicate with patent authorities – where conflicting evidence as to the existence of a licence to use patents – whether plaintiff has established a serious question to be tried that website posts conveyed licence representations that were misleading or deceptive – whether balance of convenience favours the grant of an injunction – interlocutory restraints granted CIVIL PROCEDURE – Hearings – Suppression and non-publication order – where plaintiffs sought suppression order over letters exhibited to an affidavit – whether suppression order necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice – suppression order granted in part Legislation Cited: Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), ss 6, 8(1)(a), 12 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 42, 42.7 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57; [2006] HCA 46 Baller Industries Pty Ltd v Mero Mero Leasing Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1067 Castlemaine Tooheys Limited v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148; [1986] HCA 58 Charter Pacific Corporation Ltd v Securicom (NSW) Pty Ltd (No 2) (Supreme Court (NSW), Stevenson J, 4 September 2018, unrep) Charter Pacific Corporation Ltd v Securicom (NSW) Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1246 Commodore Business Machines Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1990) 92 ALR 563 Devereaux Holdings Pty Ltd v Pelsart Resources NL (No 2) (Supreme Court (NSW), 24 July 1985, unrep) DRJ v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2020] NSWCA 136 His Eminence Metropolitan Petar, Diocesan Bishop of the Macedonian Orthodox Church of Australia and New Zealand v The Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Incorporated (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 142 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2010) 240 CLR 651; [2010] HCA 21 Hornsby Building Information Centre Pty Ltd v Sydney Building Information Centre Ltd (1978) 140 CLR 216; [1978] HCA 11 In the matter of Blue Sennar Air Pty Limited (in liq) [2016] NSWSC 772 John Fairfax Group Pty Ltd v Local Court of New South Wales (1991) 26 NSWLR 131 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Rinehart v Welker (2011) 93 NSWLR 311; [2011] NSWCA 403 Robin Pty Limited v Canberra International Airport Pty Limited (1999) 179 ALR 449; [1999] FCA 1019 Shercliff v Engadine Acceptance Corporation Pty Ltd [1978] 1 NSWLR 729 Welker v Rinehart [2011] NSWSC 1094 Wilson v Basson [2020] NSWSC 512 Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd v Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1069 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Charter Pacific Corporation Ltd (First Plaintiff) CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff)