United Beverage Co-Packers Pty Ltd v Proclear International Pty Ltd; Proclear International Pty Ltd v United Beverage Co-Packers Pty Ltd (No 5) [2024] NSWSC 1501

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: United Beverage Co-Packers Pty Ltd v Proclear International Pty Ltd; Proclear International Pty Ltd v United Beverage Co-Packers Pty Ltd (No 5) [2024] NSWSC 1501 Hearing dates: 21 November 2024 Date of orders: 25 November 2024 Decision date: 26 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Limited redactions made to principal judgment until 5pm on 16 December 2024 Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – reasons – publication – application for restriction on publication of judgment – where application for restriction on basis of asserted confidentiality of commercial information – where that case failed but plaintiff contemplating appeal – whether there would be prejudice to administration of justice – whether appeal might be rendered nugatory if information published pending appeal Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth) Cases Cited: Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2010) 240 CLR 651; [2010] HCA 21 Pelechowski v Registrar, Court of Appeal (NSW) (1999) 198 CLR 435; [1999] HCA 19 United Beverage Co-Packers Pty Ltd v Proclear International Pty Ltd; Proclear International Pty Ltd v United Beverage Co-Packers Pty Ltd (No 4) [2024] NSWSC 1455 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Proceedings 2021/352878 United Beverage Co-Packers Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Proclear International Pty Ltd (Defendant)

Proceedings 2021/363563 Proclear International Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) United Beverage Co-Packers Pty Ltd (First Defendant) RJ8 Enterprises Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Michael Gordon (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: