John Tumminello v TAB Limited [2011] NSWSC 1639

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: John Tumminello v TAB Limited [2011] NSWSC 1639 Hearing dates: 21 December 2011 Decision date: 22 December 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Duty List Before: Slattery J Decision: Mandatory interlocutory injunction declined. Dismiss the plaintiff's motion for interlocutory relief. Two-thirds of the defendant's costs of this motion will be the defendant's costs in the cause; otherwise no order as to costs. Catchwords: EQUITY - equitable - remedies - injunctions - termination - of a TAB agency agreement - agent seeks reinstatement to TAB premises pending final hearing - whether serious question to be tried - whether balance of convenience favours grant of an injunction. Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act (NSW) 1980 Cases Cited: ANZ Executors & Trustees Australia v Humes Ltd [1990] VR 615 Burger King Corp v Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd (2001) NSWLR 558 Businessworld Computers Pty Limited v Australian Telecommunications Commission (1988) 82 ALR 499 Goyal v Chandra (2006) 68 NSWLR 313 Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Limited v Australian Aerospace Limited [2007] VSC 200 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Limited v Maritime Union of Australia (No 3) (1998) 195 CLR 1 Sundararajah v Teacher's Federation [2011] FCA 1031 Texts Cited: Meagher, Heydon & Leeming, Meagher Gummow & Lehane's Equity Dooctrines & Remedies, 4th edition paragraph, (2002) Butterworths, [21 395] Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Plaintiff:- John Tumminello Defendant:- Tab Limited Representation: Plaintiff:- M. Williams SC; E. Peden Defendant:- A. Coleman SC; S. Chapple Plaintiff:- Arthur Anthony Carney, Carneys Lawyers Defendant:- Julian Warner, Freehills File Number(s): 2011/408742 Publication restriction: No.