NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : Charlotte Brown & Anor v Image Clothing Pty Ltd & Ors [2000] NSWIRComm 93 FIRST APPLICANT: Charlotte Anne Brown
SECOND APPLICANT: Charlie Brown Pty Limited
PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT: Alan Myer Green
SECOND RESPONDENT: Image Clothing Pty Limited
THIRD RESPONDENT: Ecroblack Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: CT1166 of 1995 CORAM: Schmidt J CATCHWORDS : Unfair contract - proceedings determined in accordance with Industrial Relations Act 1991- termination of employment - question of the truthfulness of evidence - consultancy agreement - probationary period - summary dismissal - interest in equity - misconduct - concerns re employee's personal relationship - respondents' conduct - employment contract unfair in that it permitted respondent to terminate without cause after one month trial - mitigation - partnership agreement - absence of legal advice - one-sided agreement - loss of opportunity to purchase respondents' interest in partnership - partnership agreement found unfair - did not reflect basis of agreement - valuation of business - competing experts' reports Industrial Relations Act 1991 Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Business Names Act 1962 GIO Australia Limited v O'Donnell (1996) 70 IR 1 In re Solicitors (State) Award (No 2) (1996) 72 IR 213 Charlie Brown Pty Limited & Anor -v- Green & Ors, Ecroblack Pty Limited -v- Charlie Brown Pty Limited, Supreme Court of New South Wales (McLelland CJ in Eq, unreported, 26 June 1995) Charlie Brown Pty Limited & Anor v Frumar, Supreme Court of New South Wales (unreported, Studdert J, 20 May 1998) CASES CITED : Harcourt Brace & Co v Cory (1997) 81 IR 321 Day v Lumley Life Limited (1999) 90 IR 70 Beahan v Bush Boake Allen Australia Limited (1999) 93 IR 1 Avis & Ors v AMP & Ors (unreported, Schmidt J, 13 September 1996) AMP & Anor v Avis & Anor, Avis & Anor v AMP & Anor (unreported, Bauer, Peterson and Marks JJ, 18 December 1997) Agius v Arrow Freightways Pty Ltd [1965] AR (NSW) 77 at 88 HEARING DATES: 11/22/1999; 11/23/1999; 11/24/1999; 11/25/1999; 11/26/1999; 11/29/1999; 11/30/1999; 04/03/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/07/2000
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