Earl v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 839

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Earl v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 839 Hearing dates: 20 June 2013 Decision date: 20 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Duty List Before: White J Decision: Refer to para [36]-[39], [48] and [50]-[52] of judgment. Catchwords: EQUITY - breach of confidential information - records produced from plaintiff's attendance at medical practitioner - whether information has the necessary quality of confidence - whether in the public domain - interlocutory injunctions - balance of convenience - non-publication order under Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 - importance of open justice to the administration of justice Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 Cases Cited: Breen v Williams (1996) 186 CLR 71 Campbell v MGN Limited [2004] 2 AC 457 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 199 Wheatley v Bell [1982] 2 NSWLR 544 Films Rover International Ltd v Cannon Film Sales Ltd [1986] 3 All ER 772 Kolback Securities Ltd v Epoch Mining NL (1987) 8 NSWLR 533 Bunn v BBC [1999] FSR 70 David Syme & Co Limited v General Motors - Holden's Limited [1984] 2 NSWLR 294 John Fairfax & Sons Limited v Police Tribunal of New South Wales (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 Rinehart v Welkar [2011] NSWCA 403 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission [2010] HCA 21; (2010) 240 CLR 651 Texts Cited: R P Meagher, J D Heydon and M Leeming, Meagher, Gummow and Lehane's Equity: Doctrines and Remedies, 4th ed Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Sandor Earl (Plaintiff) Nationwide News Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: TS Hale SC with D Robertson (Plaintiff) D Sibtain (Defendant) Solicitors: Unsworth Legal (Plaintiff) Ashurst (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/184969