NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Surfing Hardware International Holdings & Ors v William McCausland and Anor (No.3) [2007] NSWIRComm 64 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
APPELLANTS Surfing International Holdings Pty Ltd SHI Holdings Pty Limited Surf Hardware International Pty Limited PARTIES: Timonthy Bosher Timonthy Ford
RESPONDENTS William McCausland Yvonne McCausland
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2876 of 2006
CORAM: Walton J Vice-President; Boland J; Backman J
CATCHWORDS: Appeal - Application for leave to appeal and appeal - Appeal from decision and orders restraining firm of solicitors from representing parties in proceedings under s 106 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - Inherent jurisdiction to restrain - Solicitor/client relationship - Confidential information - Principles applicable to protection of confidential information - Whether confidential information precisely identified - Information barriers - Risk of disclosure - Choice of legal representative - Interests of justice - Undertakings - Appeal upheld
LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996
A firm of Solicitors, Re [1997] Ch 1 Analytica Incorporated v NPD Research Inc 708 F 2d 1263 Asia Pacific Telecommunications Ltd v Optus Network Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 550 Belan v Casey [2002] NSWSC 58 Carindale Country Club Estate Pty Ltd v Astill and Others (1993) 115 ALR 112 D & J Constructions Pty Ltd v Head and Others trading as Clayton Utz (1987) 9 NSWLR 118 Durban Roodepoort Deep Limited v Mark David Reilly and Ors [2004] WASC 269 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Grimwade v Meagher and Others [1995] 1 VR 446 CASES CITED: Kallinicos & Another v Hunt & Others (2005) 64 NSWLR 561 Lee, David & Co (Lincon) Ltd v Coward Chance (a firm) and Others [1991] Ch 259 Mancini v Mancini [1999] NSWSC 800 Newman v Phillips Fox (1999) 21 WAR 309 Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KPMG [1999] 2 AC 222 Sent and Prime Life Corporation Ltd v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd and Hills [2002] VSC 429 Surfing Hardware International Holdings & Ors v William McCausland and Anor [2006] NSWIRComm 276 Surfing Hardware International Holdings & Ors v William McCausland and Anor (No.2) [2006] NSWIRComm 344 Waiviata Pty Ltd v New Millennium Publications Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 98 William McCausland v Surfing International Holdings Pty Ltd & ors [2006] NSWIRComm 261
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