NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Surfing Hardware International Holdings & Ors v William McCausland and Anor [2006] NSWIRComm 276
APPELLANT Surfing International Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors PARTIES: RESPONDENT William McCausland
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2876 of 2006
CORAM: Walton J Vice-President; Boland J; Backman J
Appeal - Application for leave to appeal - Appeal from decision and orders restraining solicitors from continuing to represent appellant in proceedings under s 106 of the Industrial Relations Act - Stay of proceedings - Principles to be applied in respect of stay applications - Conflict of interest - Solicitors for appellant in possession of respondents' confidential information - Principles to be applied in respect of restraining solicitors from acting in a particular case where there is a conflict of interest - Appellants seeking stay only to the extent of allowing their solicitors to prosecute appeal - Consideration of appellants' prospects of success and balance of convenience - Consideration of undertakings proffered by appellants' solicitors to the Court to maintain confidentiality and observe information barriers erected by the appellants' solicitors between appeal proceedings and proceedings at first instance - Undertakings accepted - Limited stay granted CATCHWORDS: Stay of proceedings - Appeal - Application for leave to appeal - Appeal from decision and orders restraining solicitors from continuing to represent appellant in proceedings under s 106 of the Industrial Relations Act - Principles to be applied in respect of stay applications - Conflict of interest - Solicitors for appellant in possession of respondents' confidential information - Principles to be applied in respect of restraining solicitors from acting in a particular case where there is a conflict of interest - Appellants seeking stay only to the extent of allowing their solicitors to prosecute appeal - Consideration of appellants' prospects of success and balance of convenience - Consideration of undertakings proffered by appellants' solicitors to the Court to maintain confidentiality and observe information barriers erected by the appellants' solicitors between appeal proceedings and proceedings at first instance - Undertakings accepted - Limited stay granted
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