Halliday & Nicholas v Corsiatto [1999] NSWSC 689

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Halliday & Nicholas v Corsiatto [1999] NSWSC 689 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : 4114 of 1996 HEARING DATE(S) : 13, 14, 17, 18, 19 May 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 July 1999

Halliday & Nicholas Insurance Brokers Pty. Limited (ACN 002 169 833) trading as Halliday & Nicholas Insurance Brokers (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Stephen Corsiatto (First Defendant) Diana Rodwell (Second Defendant) D.H.B. & Associates Pty. Limited (ACN 003 714 109) (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Windeyer J at 1

Mr. B. Connell with him Miss F. Clark (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr. K. Smark (First Defendant) Mr. P. Stitz (Second Defendant) Mr. P.W. Neil SC (Third Defendant) Shaw McDonald (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Stephen Corsiatto - Instructing in Person (First Defendant) Peter Chamberlain & Co (Second Defendant) Neil Leys & Co (Third Defendant) CATCHWORDS : EQUITY - Fiduciary obligations - employer and employee relationship - breach of contract of employment - improper use of confidential material - account of profits - limit to liability O'Halloran v R.T. Thomas & Family Pty. Ltd (1998) 45 NSWLR 262 CASES CITED : Royal Brunei Airlines v Tan [1995] AC 378 US Surgical Corporation v Hospital Products International Pty. Ltd (1982) 2 NSWLR 766 Warman International Limited v Dwyer (1995) 182 CLR 544 DECISION :

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WINDEYER J

FRIDAY 9 JULY 1999

4114/96 HALLIDAY & NICHOLAS INSURANCE BROKERS PTY. LTD T/AS HALLIDAY & NICHOLAS INSURANCE BROKERS AND 2 ORS v STEPHEN CORSIATTO AND 2 ORS