Jing Li v Jin Lian Group Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 479

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jing Li v Jin Lian Group Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 479 Hearing dates: 9 April 2018 Decision date: 20 April 2018 Before: Gleeson JA Decision: (1) The interlocutory process filed 15 March 2018 be dismissed.

(2) Costs reserved.

(3) Direct that the parties file and serve short written submissions (not exceeding three pages) on the question of costs as follows: (a) submissions of Mills Oakley and the plaintiff within seven days and (b) submissions in response by the defendant within a further seven days. The question of costs will be dealt with on the papers. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – restraining solicitors from acting – inherent jurisdiction – integrity of judicial process – due administration of justice – where solicitors allegedly in receipt of confidential information – whether information claimed to be confidential identified with specificity – whether information imparted for a limited purpose – whether real and sensible possibility of misuse of allegedly confidential information. Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 459P, 459Q, 459S Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW), r 10 Cases Cited: Ackroyds (London) Ltd v Islington Plastics Ltd (1962) RPC 97 Bahonko v Nurses Board of Victoria (No 3) [2007] FCA 49 Carindale Country Club Estate v Astill (1993) 42 FCR 307 Castrol Australia Pty Ltd v EmTech Associates Pty Ltd (1980) 33 ALR 31 Coco v AN Clark (Engineers) Ltd (1969) RPC 41, 47 Corrs Pavey Whiting & Byrne v Collector of Customs (Vic) (1987) 14 FCR 434 Dealer Support Services Pty Ltd v Motor Trades Association of Australia Ltd [2014] FCA 1065 Fakhrabadi v Ashrafinia [2011] NSWSC 697 Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd (in liq) v Mendall Properties Pty Ltd [1995] 1 VR 1 Geelong School Supplies Pty Ltd v Dean [2006] FCA 1404 Grimwade v Meagher [1995] 1 VR 446 at 452; Half Court Tennis Pty Ltd v Seymour (1980) 53 FLR 240 Interfirm Comparison (Australia) Pty Ltd v Law Society of New South Wales [1975] 2 NSWLR 104 Kallinicos v Hunt (2005) 64 NSWLR 561; [2005] NSWSC 1181 Mense v Milenkovic [1973] VR 784 Re IPM Group Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 240 Smith Kline & French Laboratories (Aust) Ltd v Secretary, Department of Community Services & Health (1990) 22 FCR 73 Westpac Banking Corporation v Newey [2013] NSWSC 533 Yunghanns v Elfic (VSC, 3 July 1998, Gillard J, unreported) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jing Li (Plaintiff) Jin Lian Group Pty Ltd (Defendant) Mills Oakley Lawyers Pty Ltd (Respondent to the Motion) Representation: Counsel: Mr F Assaf (Plaintiff) Mr H Insall SC (Defendant) Mr A Moses SC /Diana Tang (Respondent to the Motion)