Pet Tech Pty Ltd v Batson [2013] NSWSC 1954

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pet Tech Pty Ltd v Batson [2013] NSWSC 1954 Hearing dates: 29 October 2013 Decision date: 20 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Young AJ Decision: Statement of Claim dismissed Catchwords: CONTRACTS - Construction - Clause reversing onus of proof - Whether clause valid - Whether clause an ouster of court's jurisdiction.

EMPLOYMENT - Restraint of trade - Confidential Information - Where plaintiff's evidence lacks specificity - Where confidential information not identified Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bond v Rees Corporate Advisory Pty Ltd [2013] VSCA 13 Cactus Imaging Pty Ltd v Peters [2006] NSWSC 717; (2006) 71 NSWLR 9 Corrs Pavey Whiting & Byrne v Collector of Customs (Vic) (1987) 14 FCR 434 Czarnikow & Co Ltd v Roth Schmidt & Co [1922] 2 KB 478 Dobbs v The National Bank of Australasia Ltd [1935] HCA 49; (1935) 53 CLR 643 General Billposting Company Ltd v Atkinson [1909] AC 118 Ex parte Young; In Re Kitchin (1881) 17 Ch D 668 Globex Foreign Exchange Corporation v Kelcher McLean (2011) 337 DLR (4th) 207 Hammerax Hi-Tech Pty Ltd v O'Donnell [2001] NSWSC 634 Kaufman v McGillicuddy (1914) 19 CLR 1 Novamaze Pty Ltd v Cut Price Deli Pty Ltd (1995) 128 ALR 540 Shomat Pty Ltd v Rubinstein (1995) 124 FLR 284 Texts Cited: Francis Dawson, "Survival of Restraint of Trade Clauses" (2013) 129 Law Quarterly Review 508 GL Williams, Joint Obligations (Butterworths, 1949) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Pet Tech Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) David Batson (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: LR Young (Plaintiff) Y Shariff (Defendant) Solicitors: Emil Ford Lawyers (Plaintiff) Holding Redlich (Defendant) File Number(s): 2012/270501 Publication restriction: Nil