Dr Angel-Honnibal v Idameneo (NO 123) Pty Ltd (A.C.N. 002 968 185) [2003] NSWCA 263

Reported Decision : 59 IPR 184

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Dr Angel-Honnibal v Idameneo (NO 123) Pty Ltd (A.C.N. 002 968 185) [2003] NSWCA 263 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 September 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 September 2003

JUDGMENT OF : McColl JA at 35; Young CJ in Eq at 1; Foster AJA at 36 DECISION : 1) Appeal dismissed with costs (however it may be that some alteration may have to be made to Order 2 if appellant is to continue practice at Concord Medical Centre) 2) Refer final form of order to Palmer J for his consideration 3) Stay of order until midnight Friday 12 September 2003.

CATCHWORDS : TRADE AND COMMERCE - RESTRAINT OF TRADE - respondent purchased appellant's medical practice and required appellant to conduct practice from respondent's centre - restrictive covenant - appellant restrained from rendering medical services at rival centre for five years - whether restraint reasonably necessary to protect the respondent's goodwill - whether variation of sale contract unconscionable due to appellant's specific disabilities at time of negotiation - whether restraint void as a penalty - ND LEGISLATION CITED : Restraints of Trade Act 1976 (NSW), s 4(1) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 87 Attorney-General (Cth) v Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd [1913] AC 781 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v CG Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd (2003) 77 ALJR 926; 197 ALR 153 CASES CITED : Bridge Pump Co Pty Ltd v Myles Southwest Fuel Supplies Pty Ltd (unreported, Supreme Court of Western Australia, 22 October 1997) Bull v Pitney-Bowes Ltd [1967] 1 WLR 273; [1966] 3 All ER 384 Robophone Facilities Ltd v Blank [1966] 1 WLR 1428 Sherk v Horwitz [1972] 2 AR 451 PARTIES : Dr Teresa Angel-Honnibal (Appellant) Idameneo (NO 123) Pty Ltd (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40029/03 COUNSEL : Ms J Baxter (Appellant) Mr R R J Harper (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Bolzan & Princi (Appellant) Minter Ellison (Respondent)