Sweeney & Vandeleur Pty Ltd and anor v Robert Angyl and ors [2004] NSWIRComm 194

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Sweeney & Vandeleur Pty Ltd and anor v Robert Angyl and ors [2004] NSWIRComm 194 PARTIES : Sweeney & Vandeleur Pty Ltd and anor v Robert Angyl and ors FILE NUMBER: IRC No 2951 of 2004 CORAM: Haylen J Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 106 - unfair contract - interlocutory relief sought by notice of motion - consideration of nature of power to grant interlocutory relief - whether damages will usually provide adequate relief - dispute arising in administration and operation of barristers' chambers - work alleged to be performed by counsel and chamber's employees - whether arguable case for substantive relief - balance of convenience - peculiar nature of relationship and its breakdown a discretionary consideration - interlocutory orders refused. CATCHWORDS : Practice and procedure - Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 106 - consideration of nature of power to grant interlocutory relief - whether damages will usually provide adequate relief. Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380. Collison v Hewston and ors [2001] 103 IR 403 CSR Limited v Signa Insurance Australia Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 345 at 391 Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Ltd [1975] AC 396 at 408 Darvall v NZI Securities Australia Ltd (1990) 39 IR 215 Francom v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd [1984] 1 WLR 892 Gough & Gilmour Holdings Pty Ltd and ors v Caterpillar of Australia Ltd and anor (No 9) [2001] NSWIRComm 260 Hill v C A Parsons and Co Ltd [1972] Ch 305 Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd (1987) 162 CLR 612 Kenoss Contractors Pty Ltd v Allied Constructions Pty Ltd (2001 104 IR 66 per Wright J CASES CITED : Maiden and ors v New Zealand Natural Pty Ltd and anor (unreported NSWIRComm 109 Hungerford J 20 June 1997 Maharaj v 7 Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (unreported IR Comm 1150/97 Peterson J 4 April 1997) Patterson v BTR Engineering (Australia) Ltd (1989) 8 NSWLR 319 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v The Maritime Union of Australia (1998) 195 CLR 1 at 32 Selman v Sweet [2003] NSWIRComm 14 Sea Acres Rainforest Centre Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales (2001) 109 IR 56 Stevenson v Barham (1977) 136 CLR 190 TAB Agents' Association of NSW v TAB Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 316 TeleTech International Pty Ltd v Medical Benefits Fund of Australia No 2) [1998] NSWIRComm 534 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1997) 168 CLR 541 at 549 Turner v The Australasian Coal and Shale Employees Federation and Elcom Collieries Pty Ltd (1985) 6 FCR 177 HEARING DATES: 05/27/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/14/2004