Targus Australia Pty Ltd v Targus Group (UK) Ltd [2019] NSWCA 9

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Targus Australia Pty Ltd v Targus Group (UK) Ltd [2019] NSWCA 9 Hearing dates: 7 February 2019 Decision date: 07 February 2019 Before: Basten JA; Macfarlan JA Decision: (1) The summons seeking leave to appeal filed on 28 September 2018 is dismissed.

(2) The applicant is to pay the respondent's costs in this Court. Catchwords: APPEALS – interlocutory appeal – leave – whether arguable error – whether leave available where applicant dilatory in seeking leave – approach to appeals from matters in Commercial List

CIVIL PROCEDURE – interlocutory injunction – undertaking as to damages – undertaking required from shareholder of party seeking relief Cases Cited: Air Express Ltd v Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd (1981) 146 CLR 249; [1981] HCA 75 Be Financial Pty Ltd v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Custom Credit Corporation Ltd v Whitehall Holdings Pty Ltd – Unreported (WASC) In Re the Will of F B Gilbert (Dec'd) (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 Iron Ore Resources Pty Ltd v Argyle Iron Ore Pty Ltd [2009] WASC 20 Targus Group (UK) Ltd v Targus Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 1761 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Targus Australia Pty Ltd (Applicant) Targus Group (UK) Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P T Brereton SC/F T Roughley (Applicant) I M Jackman SC/M R Tyson (Respondent)

Solicitors: Yeldham Price O'Brien Lusk (Applicant) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/297492 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Equity – Commercial List Citation: [2018] NSWSC 1322 Date of Decision: 29 August 2018 Before: McDougall J File Number(s): 2018/173956