Nexdius Pty Ltd v Exposure Scientific LLC [2017] NSWSC 1608

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nexdius Pty Ltd v Exposure Scientific LLC [2017] NSWSC 1608 Hearing dates: 17 November 2017; further written submissions on 22 November 2017 Decision date: 24 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Interlocutory injunction continued Catchwords: INJUNCTION – where ex parte injunction granted – whether injunction should be continued to trial – whether material non-disclosure when ex parte injunction granted – whether injunction should be dissolved on that basis; CONTRACT – whether serious question to be tried that breach of contract cured to satisfaction of party asserting breach – whether serious question to be tried that party asserting breach elected not to exercise right to terminate – whether serious question to be tried contract affirmed – where balance of convenience favoured continuation of injunction Cases Cited: Dalglish v Jarvie (1850) 2 Mac & G 231; 42 ER 89 Harrem Pty Ltd v Tebb & Anor [2006] NSWSC 1415 Hilton v Lord Granville (1841) 4 Beav 130; 49 ER 288 Immer (No 145) Pty Ltd v Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) (1993) 182 CLR 26 Thomas A Edison Ltd v Bullock (1912) 15 CLR 679 Walter Rau Neusser Oel Und Fett AG v Cross Pacific Trading Ltd [2005] FCA 955 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Nexdius Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) Solar D Skincare Pty Ltd trading as Solar D Sunscreen (Second Plaintiff) Exposure Scientific LLC (First Defendant) Ernest Timothy Armstrong (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B R Kremer (Plaintiffs) D A C Robertson (Defendants)