NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Evans v Graham [2009] NSWSC 1378
HEARING DATE(S) : 7 December 2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2009
JUDGMENT OF : Gzell J
DECISION : Injunction granted. Damages of $5,000 awarded.
CATCHWORDS : TRADE PRACTICES AND RELATED MATTERS - Consumer Protection - passing off - Fair Trading Act 1987, s 42 - 25 years of business as Bathurst Locksmiths - RCG Locksmiths a competitor - it registers and advertises Bathurst Locksmiths Emergency Service and then Bathurst Emergency Locksmith Service - limited evidence of actual confusion - modest fees for emergency services
LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Conagra Inc v McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd (1992) 33 FCR 302 Erven Warnink Besloten Vennootschap v Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd [1979] AC 731 Cadbury-Schweppes Pty Ltd v Pub Squash Co Pty Ltd (1980) 55 ALJR 333 CASES CITED : Moorgate Tobacco Co Ltd v Phillip Morris Ltd (No 2) [1984] HCA 73; (1983-1984) 156 CLR 414 Chocosuisse Union Des Fabricant Suisses de Chocolat v Cadbury Ltd (1997) 41 IPR 1 Campomar Sociedad, Limitada v Nike International Limited [2000] HCA 12; (1999-2000) 202 CLR 45 Equity Access Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1989) 16 IPR 431 Anakin Pty Ltd v Chatswood BBQ King Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1467; (2008) 250 ALR 620
PARTIES : Paul Joseph Evans (Plaintiff) Rodney Craig Graham (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4540/09
COUNSEL : R Weaver (Plaintiff) M Hutchings (Defendant)
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