Charltons CJC Pty Ltd v Fitzgerald (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1945

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Charltons CJC Pty Ltd v Fitzgerald (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1945 Hearing dates: 23 to 27 September 2013 and 15 November 2013 Decision date: 18 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Rein J Decision: Judgment for the plaintiff against the defendants in the amount of $303, 334.81 plus interest at the Reserve Bank rate plus 4% from 1 July 2012 Catchwords: DAMAGES - what loss has been occasioned to Charltons by virtue of the established breaches of the defendants in performing work for former clients of Charltons in the Restraint Period and in performing work for "shadow clients" whilst still employed by Charltons Cases Cited: Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corp Ltd (1987) 9 NSWLR 310 Chappell v Hart (1988) 195 CLR 232 Charltons CJC Pty Ltd v Fitzgerald [2013] NSWSC 350 Charltons CJC Pty Ltd v Fitzgerald (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 958 Commonwealth v Amman Aviation (1991) 174 CLR 64 Gates v City Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 1 Houghton v Immer (1997) 44 NSWLR 46 Hudak v Adams [2013] NSWSC 1464 Ithaca Ice Works Pty Ltd v Queensland Ice Supplies & Anor [2002] QSC 222 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kenny & Good Pty Ltd v MGICA (1999) 199 CLR 413 LJP Investments Pty Ltd v Howard Chia Investments Pty Ltd (1989) 24 NSWLR 490 Maguire v Makaronis (1997) 188 CLR 449 Manly Council v Byrne [2004] NSWCA 123 Marra Development Ltd v BW Rofe Pty Ltd [1977] 2 NSWLR 616 New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd v Societe des Ateliers et Chantiers de France [1919] AC 1 Morgan v Costello [2004] WASCA 260 Orica Investments v McCartney [2010] NSWSC 488 Parramatta City Council v Sandell [1973] 1 NSWLR 151 Principal Properties Pty Ltd v Brisbane Broncos Leagues Club Limited [2013] QSC 148 Reg Glass Pty Ltd v Rivers Locking Systems Pty Ltd (1968) 120 CLR 516 Ruthol Pty Ltd v Tricon (Australia) Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 443 Simonius Vischer & Co v Holt [1979] 2 NSWLR 322 Wilson v Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway Co (1874) LR 9 Ch App 279 Winkie Meat Works v Ballard [1960] SASR 312 Texts Cited: Seddon, Bigwood, Ellinghouse Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract, 10th Australian ed (2012) Lexisnexis Butterworths Category: Principal judgment 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 (plaintiff0 Peter M Kite SC with Gerard Boyce (first, second, third and fourth defendants) Solicitors: Whittens & McKeough (plaintiff) FCB Workplace Law ( first, second, third and fourth defendants) File Number(s): 2012/00278861