NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Raine & Horne Pty Limited v Adacol Pty Limited & Ors [2006] NSWSC 36 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 12/01/2006 JURISDICTION : EQUITY DIVISION
JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 01/12/2006
DECISION : See paras 65-67.
CATCHWORDS : RESTRAINT OF TRADE - Application for interlocutory injunctive relief - where plaintiff terminates franchise agreement consequent on defendants' breach - where decision to grant injunction will determine substance of the matter - serious question - brass plate restraint - whether restraint void on public policy grounds - whether restraints no wider than necessary to protect legitimate identified interests of franchise - whether damages are an adequate remedy - balance of convenience.
LEGISLATION CITED : Restraints of Trade Act 1976
Attorney General of Australia v Adelaide Steamship Company [1913] AC 781, 797 Brown & Krippner Pty Limited v Hanlon (17 February 1995, unreported; BC 9504286) Curro v Beyond Productions Pty Limited (1993) 30 NSWLR 337 Dawnay Day & Co Ltd v De Braconier D'Alphen [1998] ICR 1068 CASES CITED : Hartleys Ltd v Martin [2002] VSC 301 Hitech Contracting Limited v Lynn (5 June 2001 unreported; BC 200108978) Lindner v Murdoch's Garage (1950) 83 CLR 628 North Western Salt Co Ltd v Electrolytic Alkali Co Ltd [1914] AC 461, 470 KA & C Smith Pty Limited v Ward (1998) 45 NSWLR 702
Raine & Horne Pty Limited Plaintiff PARTIES : Adacol Pty Limited First defendant Mr Colin Shade Second defendant Mr Adam Wylie Third defendant
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