Phontos v Tresedar Pty Limited & Ors [2013] NSWSC 1606

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Phontos v Tresedar Pty Limited & Ors [2013] NSWSC 1606 Hearing dates: 16 October 2013 Decision date: 16 October 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Technology and Construction List Before: Windeyer AJ Decision: Amended Summons dismissed with costs. Catchwords: Contracts - Deed of settlement - Release - Release of one party but not another - Where plaintiff director of other party - Where deed contained non-disparagement clause - Whether continuation of other suit constituted disparagement. Legislation Cited: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Cases Cited: Lord Beauchamps v Croft (1595) 3 Dyer 285a; 73 ER 639 Carr v Thomas [2009] NSWCA 208 Commercial Bank of Tasmania v Jones [1893] AC 313 Duck v Mayeu [1892] 2 QB 511 Re EWA [1901] 2 KB 642 Fermiscan Pty Ltd v James (2009) 261 ALR 408 Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Limited (1954) 91 CLR 112 Lilley v Roney (1892) 61 LJ (QB) 727 Lincoln v Daniels [1962] 1 QB 237 Lindo v Lindo (1839) 1 Beav 496; 48 ER 1032 Mann v O'Neill (1997) 191 CLR 204 O'Shane v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 315 Texts Cited: Sir Thomas E Tomlins, The Law-Dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the British Law (1835, 4th ed) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Phontos (Plaintiff) Tresedar Pty Limited (First Defendant) Tetbury Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Aris Michael Evanian (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R P V Carey (Plaintiff) G A Laughton SC/R W Notley (Defendants) Solicitors: Michael Phontos (Plaintiff) Mahony Law (Defendants) File Number(s): 2013/244523