News Life Media Pty Ltd v Janeke [2016] NSWSC 1835

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: News Life Media Pty Ltd v Janeke [2016] NSWSC 1835 Hearing dates: 05/12/2016; 06/12/2016 and 8/12/2016 Date of orders: 16 December 2016 Decision date: 16 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: McDougall J Decision: Summons dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CONTRACTS – contracts of employment – restraint of trade – whether restraint is engaged – consideration of the words "in competition with" and "part of the business" - whether restraint is valid – whether injunction should be granted to give effect to the restraint - whether the supposed confidential information remains confidential

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for suppression and non-publication order – where much of the information has been put in the public domain by the party claiming the order – whether order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice – Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: David Syme & Co Ltd v General Motors-Holden's Ltd [1984] 2 NSWLR 294 Emeco International Pty Ltd v O'Shea (No 2) (2012) 225 IR 423 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2009) 177 FCR 205 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2010) 240 CLR 651 Interfirm Comparison (Australia) Pty Ltd v Law Society of New South Wales [1975] 2 NSWLR 104 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Rinehart v Welker [2011] NSWCA 403 Texts Cited: Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language (1820) Category: Principal judgment Parties: News Life Media Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Evadne Janeke (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: I M Neil SC / A C Harding (Plaintiff) DFC Thomas / M E Ellicott