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X v Twitter Inc

[2017] NSWSC 1300

Supreme Court of NSW

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Catchwords

1. Equity
2. › final injunctions ‘everywhere in the world’
3. › foreign defendants
4. › extra-territorial reach
5. › jurisdiction and discretion
1. Equity
2. › confidential information
3. › claim against Twitter as recipient of information
4. › cause of action separate from claim against persons responsible for original ‘leak’
1. Injunctions
2. › form of orders
3. › onerousness
4. › width
5. › suggested difficulty of performance
6. › principles applicable
1. Injunctions
2. › utility
3. › likelihood of compliance
4. › relevant considerations
5. › social responsibility of Twitter

Case Details

Citation[2017] NSWSC 1300

CourtNSWSC

JurisdictionNew South Wales

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