Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank of Queensland Ltd [2008] NSWSC 543

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank of Queensland Ltd [2008] NSWSC 543

HEARING DATE(S) : 16 May 2008

JUDGMENT DATE : 5 June 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Palmer J

DECISION : Strike-out motion dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS – JURISDICTION – UNFAIR CONTRACTS – SUMMARY DISMISSAL – whether agreements relating to acquisition of agency business arguably within jurisdiction of s 106 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) – change in law after decision in Fish v Solution 6 Holdings Ltd.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) – s 106 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

- Azzi v Volvo Car Australia Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 319 - Barataud v Chipperfield (No 3) [2006] NSWIRCom 249 - Batterham v QSR Ltd (2006) 225 CLR 237 - Fish v Solution 6 Holdings Ltd (2006) 225 CLR 180 - General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 CASES CITED : - Kennett & Anor v Mayrana Pty Ltd (No 4) [2006] NSWIRComm 357 - Mayne Nickless Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission [2004] NSWCA 359 - News Ltd v South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club Ltd (2003) 215 CLR 563 - Old UGC Inc v Industrial Relations Commission of NSW in Court Session (2006) 225 CLR 274 - Stevenson v Barham (1977) 136 CLR 190 - Williams and Humbert Ltd v W&H Trademarks (Jersey) Ltd [1986] AC 386 - Wirraway (NSW) Pty Ltd v Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRCom 300