Cadgroup Australia Pty Ltd v Snowball [2016] NSWSC 22

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cadgroup Australia Pty Ltd v Snowball [2016] NSWSC 22 Hearing dates: 12, 13 and 15 January 2016 Decision date: 04 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Duty List Before: Black J Decision: Parties to bring in orders to give effect to judgment – interlocutory relief declined - certain undertakings accepted. Catchwords: EQUITY – equitable remedies – injunctions – injunction in aid of restraint of trade – whether serious questions to be tried are established – whether restraints likely to be void for breach of public policy – application of Restraints of Trade Act 1976 (NSW) Legislation Cited: - Restraints of Trade Act 1976 (NSW) Cases Cited: - ATF Services Pty Ltd v Chapman [2011] NSWSC 1024 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill [2006] HCA 46; (2006) 227 CLR 57 - Cactus Imaging Pty Ltd v Peters [2006] NSWSC 717; (2006) 71 NSWLR 9 - Corrs Pavey Whiting & Byrne v Collector of Customs (Vic) [1987] FCA 266; (1987) 14 FCR 434 - Curro v Beyond Productions Pty Ltd (1993) 30 NSWLR 337 - Dalysmith Corp (Aust) Pty Ltd v Cray Personnel Pty Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), Young J, 14 April 1997, unrep) - Ecolab Pty Ltd v Garland [2011] NSWSC 1095 - Hannamax Hi-Tech Pty Ltd v O'Donnell [2001] NSWSC 634 - John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Birt [2006] NSWSC 995 - Kolback Securities Ltd v Epoch Mining NL (1987) 8 NSWLR 533 - Koops Martin Financial Services Pty Ltd v Reeves [2006] NSWSC 449 - Miles v Genesys Wealth Advisers Ltd [2009] NSWCA 25; (2009) 201 IR 1 - Pet Tech Pty Ltd v Batson [2013] NSWSC 1954 - Portal Software International Pty Ltd v Bodsworth [2005] NSWSC 631 - Provida Pty Ltd v Sharpe [2012] NSWSC 1041 - Red Bull Australia Pty Ltd v Stacey [2011] NSWSC 1212 - Rosewood Advertising Pty Ltd v Hannah Marketing Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 1034 - Seven Network (Operations) Ltd v Warburton (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 386; (2011) 206 IR 450 - Tullett Prebon (Aust) Pty Ltd v Purcell [2008] NSWSC 852; (2008) 175 IR 414 - Woolworths Ltd v Olson [2004] NSWCA 372 - Wright v Gasweld Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 317 Texts Cited: - J D Heydon, The Restraint of Trade Doctrine, (3rd ed, 2008 LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Cadgroup Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Lisa Snowball (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Boyce (Plaintiff) N Read (Defendant)