NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Tonga National Rugby League v Rugby League International Federation [2008] NSWSC 1173
HEARING DATE(S) : 24/10/08, 27/10/08
JUDGMENT DATE : 27 October 2008
JURISDICTION : Equity
JUDGMENT OF : White J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 27 October 2008
DECISION : See para 101 of judgment.
CATCHWORDS : INJUNCTIONS – interlocutory injunctions – restraint of trade – rules of defendant Federation prevent rugby league footballers from playing for a certain national side – footballers would be engaged in trade even if not playing for the national side for reward – interest of the defendant in the credibility of international competition – restraint appears not to be wider than necessary to protect that interest – defendant's rules more liberal than rules of other like bodies – balance of convenience is against allowing players with a weak prima facie case to play a fortiori where interim relief will effectively determine the claim for final relief – some delay – injunction refused
LEGISLATION CITED : Restraints of Trade Act 1976 (NSW)
Kolback Securities Ltd v Epoch Mining NL (1987) 8 NSWLR 533 Orton v Melman [1981] 1 NSWLR 583 CASES CITED : Wright v Gasweld Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 317 Woolworths Ltd v Olson [2004] NSWCA 372 Buckley v Tutty (1971) 125 CLR 353 Hepworth Manufacturing Co Ltd v Ryott [1920] 1 Ch 1
TEXTS CITED : J D Heydon, The Restraint of Trade Doctrine, 3rd ed (2008)
Tonga National Rugby League Incorporated & 2 Ors PARTIES : v Rugby League International Federation Ltd
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