WOOLWORTHS LIMITED v Mark Konrad OLSON [2004] NSWCA 372

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : WOOLWORTHS LIMITED v Mark Konrad OLSON [2004] NSWCA 372 revised - 20/10/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 October 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 October 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; McColl JA at 78; Bryson JA at 79 DECISION : Appeal upheld.

CATCHWORDS : Restraint of trade - employment contract - whether restraint contravenes public policy - whether capable of being read down to give reasonable operation - whether void for uncertainty - scope of injunction - restraint payment - Restraints of Trade Act 1976, s4. - (D) Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 Restraints of Trade Act 1976 J D Heydon, The Restraint of Trade Doctrine 2nd ed, 1999 Buckley v Tutty (1971) 125 CLR 353 Curro v Beyond Productions Pty Ltd (1993) 30 NSWLR 337 Geraghty v Minter (1979) 142 CLR 177 Harper v Candle Australia Ltd [2001] NSWIR Comm 77 ICT Pty Ltd v Sea Containers Ltd (1995) 39 NSWLR 640 Industrial Rollformers Pty Ltd & Anor v Ingersoll-Rand (Australia) Ltd [2001] NSWCA 111 Knogo Corporation v Halligan (1984) ATPR 40-460 Kone Elevators Pty Ltd v McNay & Anor (1997) ATPR 41-564 CASES CITED : Littlewoods Organisation Ltd v Harris [1977] 1 All ER 1472 Nordenfelt v Maxim Nordefelt Guns & Ammunition Co Ltd [1894] AC 535 Orton v Melman [1981] 1 NSWLR 583 Queensland Co-operative Milling Association v Pamag Pty Ltd (1973) 133 CLR 260 Rouen v Ryan [2001] NSWCA 230 Ryan v Rouen [2002] NSWSC 468 Upper Hunter County District Council v Australian Chilling and Freezing Co Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 429 Woolworths Limited v Olson & Anor [2004] NSWSC 896 Woolworths Ltd v Mark Konrad Olson & Anor [2004] NSWSC 849 Wright v Gasweld Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 317 PARTIES : WOOLWORTHS LIMITED Mark Konrad OLSON FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40843/04 COUNSEL : Appellant: R M Smith SC/ M A Jones Respondent: D Gardner (Solicitor) SOLICITORS : Appellant: Clayton Utz Lawyers Respondent: Maddocks Lawyers