EG FuelCo (Australia) Ltd v Ampol Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 989

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: EG FuelCo (Australia) Ltd v Ampol Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 989 Hearing dates: 21 & 22 July 2021 Date of orders: 9 August 2021 Decision date: 09 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Application for interlocutory mandatory injunction refused Catchwords: INJUNCTION – interlocutory mandatory injunction – defendant licensee of the Caltex trade marks – sub-licence of such marks to plaintiff for use in its service stations – defendant's entitlement to use Caltex marks to expire at end of 2022 – defendant contends it can compel plaintiff to rebadge its sites using Ampol marks – whether injunction should issue compelling plaintiff to allow defendant access to 87 of its sites to allow to effect such rebadging Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Albarran v Envirostar Energy Ltd [2002] NSWSC 108 Businessworld Computers Pty Ltd v Australian Telecommunications Commission [1988] FCA 206; (1988) 82 ALR 499 Films Rover International Ltd v Cannon Film Sales Ltd [1986] 3 All ER 772 MP Water Pty Ltd v Veolia Water Australia Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 582 Naoum v Dannawi (2009) 75 NSWLR 216; [2009] NSWCA 253 Texts Cited: J D Heydon, Heydon on Contract (2019, Lawbook Co) J D Heydon, M J Leeming and P G Turner, Meagher, Gummow & Lehane's Equity: Doctrines & Remedies (5th ed, 2014, LexisNexis) Category: Consequential orders Parties: EG FuelCo (Australia) Limited (First Plaintiff/Respondent) EG Group Limited (Second Plaintiff) Ampol Australia Petroleum Pty Limited (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: G Rich SC with B Cameron (Plaintiffs/Respondent) A McGrath SC with T Jonker (Defendant/Applicant)