LH v Al Faisal College Limited [2022] NSWSC 1480

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: LH v Al Faisal College Limited [2022] NSWSC 1480 Hearing dates: 18 October 2022 Date of orders: 31 October 2022 Decision date: 31 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Duty List Before: Henry J Decision: Application for interlocutory relief refused Catchwords: EQUITY – Interlocutory relief – where plaintiff seeks to restrain defendant from terminating child's enrolment at the private College run by the defendant – whether serious question to be tried – whether balance of convenience favours the grant of an injunction – interlocutory relief refused Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Agricultural Societies Council of NSW v Christie [2016] NSWCA 331 Alcatel Australia Ltd v Scarcella (1998) 44 NSWLR 349 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 Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148; [1986] HCA 58 DEF v Trappett [2017] NSWCA 163 Kolback Securities Ltd v Epoch Mining NL (1987) 8 NSWLR 533 McKeith v Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (2016) 92 NSWLR 326 Renard Constructions (ME) Pty Ltd v Minister for Public Works (1992) 29 NSWLR 234 Riverwood International Australia Pty Ltd v McCormick [2000] FCA 889 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd v Apple Inc (2011) 217 FCR 238; [2011] FCAFC 156 Shercliff v Engadine Acceptance Corporation Pty Ltd (1978) 1 NSWLR 729 Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre Inc v Shum (No 3) [2022] FCA 481 Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: LH (Plaintiff) College (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: F Corsaro SC and A Rizk (Plaintiff) H Grace (Defendant)