NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd v John Fairfax Publications & anor [2006] NSWSC 1197
HEARING DATE(S) : 2 November 2006 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Duty List
JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 11/02/2006
DECISION : Interlocutory injunction restraining publication and dissemination until trial granted
CATCHWORDS : EQUITY – Confidential Information – documents allegedly leaked to press by employee of plaintiffs' former solicitors – whether seriously arguable case to restrain newspaper and journalist from publishing or disseminating information therein – where information may include criminal offence - balance of convenience
CASES CITED : A v Hayden (1984) 156 CLR 532 Brown v Brooks (NSWSC, McLelland J, 18 August 1988)
British American Tobacco Australia Services Limited (plaintiff 5611/06) PARTIES : British American Tobacco Australia Limited (plaintiff 5612/06) John Fairfax Pubications (first defendant) The Age Company Limited (second defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5611/06; 5612/06
Mr G Reynolds SC w Mr K Smark (plaintiff 5611/06) COUNSEL : Mr R Potter (plaintiff 5612/06) R Glasson (defendant)
Corrs Chambers Westgarth (plaintiff 5611/06) SOLICITORS : Baker & McKenzie (plaintiff 5612/06) Banki Haddock Fiora (defendant)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION DUTY LIST
BRERETON J
Thursday, 2 November 2006
5611/06 British American Tobacco Australia Services Limited v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited
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