The Checkout Pty Ltd v Cordell Jigsaw Productions Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1238

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Checkout Pty Ltd v Cordell Jigsaw Productions Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1238 Hearing dates: 10 August 2020 Date of orders: 10 August 2020 Decision date: 11 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Henry J Decision: See paragraph [80]. Catchwords: EQUITY – Interlocutory relief – where defendant seeks interlocutory injunction that the plaintiffs pay 40% of certain tax rebates received by the first plaintiff into a controlled monies account – where defendant established a serious question to be tried – whether balance of convenience favours the grant of an injunction – whether damages an adequate remedy –where the first plaintiff provided an undertaking not to reduce its cash levels beyond the amount claimed by the defendant, excepting payments incurred in the ordinary course of business – interlocutory injunction refused on basis of undertaking Legislation Cited: Nil Cases Cited: AMMG Pty Limited v Arndell [2016] NSWSC 203 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 199; [2001] HCA 63 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57; [2006] HCA 46 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 618; [1968] HCA 1 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Limited (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 Castlemaine Toohey Limited v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148; [1986] HCA 58 Fox Entertainment Precinct Pty Limited v Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust [2004] NSWSC 214 Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88 GE Capital Asset Services & Trading Asia Pacific Pty Ltd v Rocks Excavations & Plant Hire Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 99 Luxcon Developments No 2 Pty Limited v Ratner [2014] NSWSC 861 Schering Pty Ltd v Forrest Pharmaceutical Co Pty Ltd [1982] 1 NSWLR 286 Westralian Farmers Limited v Commonwealth Agricultural Services Engineers Limited (1936) 54 CLR 361 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Checkout Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/Third Cross-Defendant) Giant Dwarf Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Julian Francis Xavier Morrow (Second Cross-Defendant)