Charltons CJC Pty Ltd v Fitzgerald (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 958

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Charltons CJC Pty Ltd v Fitzgerald (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 958 Decision date: 02 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Pembroke J Decision: See paragraph [101] Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT LAW - concurrent breach of contract and fiduciary duty based on the same conduct may give rise to different remedies - appropriate to grant declarations for both breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty DE MINIMUS - cultivation of clients may have long-term impact - present value of reasonably estimated future fees relevant not just the initial work done - inappropriate to apply the de minimus principle Cases Cited: AG Australia Holdings Ltd v Burton (2002) 58 NSWLR 464; [2002] NSWSC 170 Maguire v Makaronis (1997) 188 CLR 449; [1997] HCA 23 Pilmer v Duke Group Ltd (in liquidation) (2001) 207 CLR 165; [2001] HCA 31 Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd [2013] UKSC 34 Youyang Pty Ltd v Minter Ellision (2003) 212 CLR 484; [2003] HCA 15 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Charltons CJC Pty Ltd - plaintiff Alden Gregory Fitzgerald - first defendant Kamal Kishore - second defendant Kirat Krishan Prasad - third defendant Intuitive Accountants & Associates Pty Ltd - fourth defendant Representation: Counsel: Ian Neil SC with David Chin - for the plaintiff Peter M Kite SC with Gerard Boyce - for the first, second, third and fourth defendants Solicitors: Whittens & McKeough - for the plaintiff FCB Workplace Law - for the first, second, third and fourth defendants File Number(s): 2012/00278861