NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Ennis Paint Australia Holding Pty Ltd & Anor v Jimmy Poh Wing Lei & Ors [2015] NSWSC 1933 Hearing dates: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 November, 3 December 2015, written submissions dated 19 November 2015, 2 December 2015, 7 December 2015 (plaintiffs), 19 November 2015, 2 December 2015, 4 December 2015 (defendants) Date of orders: 17 December 2015 Decision date: 17 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Sackar J Decision: See [235], [237], [248]-[250] Catchwords: DAMAGES – damages for lost opportunity – basis for calculation of damages – where breach of a restraint covenant – where company lost business as a consequence – where former director assisted rival business – where liability admitted – appropriate discount for vicissitudes – nature of business lost – nature of market Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ali v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 183 Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) [1983] 1 NSWLR 1 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 HL Cubillo v Commonwealth of Australia [2000] FCA 1084 Ghazal v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1992) 29 NSWLR 336 Houghton v Immer (No 155) Pty Ltd (1997) 44 NSWLR 46 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 159 CLR 638 March v E & M H Stramare Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506 Maritime Union of Australia v Fair Work Ombudsman [2015] FCAFC 120 Markem Corp v Zipher Ltd [2005] RPC 31 McCartney v Orica Investments Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 387 Orica Investments Pty Ltd v McCartney [2010] NSWSC 488 Plessey Components Pty Ltd v Cant (unreported, NSWSC, 26 July 1996) Poseidon Ltd & Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum (1994) 179 CLR 332 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ennis Paint Australia Holding Pty Ltd - first plaintiff Ennis Traffic Safety Solutions Pty Ltd - second plaintiff Jimmy Poh Wing Lei & Ors - defendants Representation: Counsel: E Collins SC, D Hume - plaintiffs J Van Aalst - defendants
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