Ezystay Systems Pty Ltd v Link 2 Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 180

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ezystay Systems Pty Ltd v Link 2 Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 180 Hearing dates: 11 and 17 December 2013 Decision date: 07 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Nicholas AJ Decision: Notice of motion dismissed with costs. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - search orders - ex parte application - whether breach of duty to disclose material facts - confidential affidavits - whether search orders and orders for confidentiality should be set aside. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Brink's Mat Limited v Elcombe [1988] 1 WLR 1350 Franchi v Franchi [1967] RPC 149 G v Day [1982] 1 NSWLR 24 Hayden v Teplitzky (1997) 74 FCR 7 Walter Rau Neusser Oel Und Fett AG v Cross Pacific Trading Ltd [2005] FCA 955 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Ezystay Systems Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/Respondent) Ezystay Properties Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff/Respondent) Sleeping Operations Pty Ltd (Third Plaintiff/Respondent) Sleeping with the Enemy Pty Ltd (Fourth Plaintiff/Respondent) Sleeping in Australia Pty Ltd (Fifth Plaintiff/Respondent) Link 2 Pty Ltd (First Defendant/Applicant) Riches Commercial Pty Ltd (Second Defendant/Respondent) Gregory Moore Riches (Second Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J C Kelly SC (Plaintiffs/Respondents) D B Studdy SC/S Lipp (Defendants/Applicants) Solicitors: Uther Webster & Evans Solicitors (Plaintiffs/Respondents) DPR Legal (Defendants/Applicants) File Number(s): 2013/219128 Publication restriction: Nil