Dargan Financial Pty Ltd ATF the Dargan Financial Discretionary Trust (trading under “Home Loan Experts”) v Nassif Isaac [2017] NSWSC 1077

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dargan Financial Pty Ltd ATF the Dargan Financial Discretionary Trust (trading under "Home Loan Experts") v Nassif Isaac [2017] NSWSC 1077 Hearing dates: 15 June,16 June, 21 June, 13 July, 2 August 2017 Decision date: 16 August 2017 Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras [294]-[295] Catchwords: CONTRACTS — general contractual principles — construction and interpretation of contracts

EQUITY — Breach of confidence — Necessary quality of confidence — Material in public domain

TRADE AND COMMERCE — restraints of trade — reasonableness of restraint — cartel provisions Legislation Cited: A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Copyright Act 1968 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (1973) 129 CLR 99 Buckley v Tutty (1971) 125 CLR 353 Cadgroup Australia Pty Ltd v Snowball [2016] NSWSC 22 Clear Wealth Pty Ltd v Kwong (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1233 CSR Limited v Adecco (Australia) Pty Limited [2017] NSWCA 121 Curro v Beyond Productions Pty Ltd (1993) 30 NSWLR 337 Del Casale v Artedomus (Aust) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 172 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640 Lindner v Murdock's Garage (1950) 83 CLR 628 Marshall v Prescott [2015] NSWCA 110 McCrohon v Harith [2010] NSWCA 67 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited v Wright Prospecting Pty Limited (S99/2015; S102/2015) (2015) 256 CLR 104 Peters (WA) Ltd v Petersville Ltd (2001) 205 CLR 126 Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd [2017] HCA 12 Provida Pty Limited v Sharpe [2012] NSWSC 1041 Sidameneo (No 456) Pty Ltd v Alexander [2011] NSWCA 418 Veda Advantage (Australia) Pty Ltd v De [2016] NSWSC 37 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dargan Financial Pty Ltd ATF the Dargan Financial Discretionary Trust (trading under "Home Loan Experts") (Plaintiff) Nassif Isaac (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M. Young SC (Plaintiff) T. Brennan (Defendant)