Karas v LK Law Pty Ltd

(2023) 296 FCR 39; [2023] FCAFC 15

Full Court of the Federal Court17 February 2023

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Catchwords

1. Equity
2. › Confidential Information
3. › Breach of confidence
4. › Defence of iniquity
5. › Whether prima facie case of iniquity established
6. › Whether breach of fiduciary duty constitutes iniquity of requisite character
7. › Proper approach to iniquity defence on interlocutory application
1. Equity
2. › Confidential Information
3. › Interlocutory injunction
4. › Balance of convenience
5. › Whether application sought final relief
6. › Whether irreparable prejudice from use of confidential information in proceedings
7. › Whether case management considerations may affect substantive rights to confidentiality
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Interlocutory injunctions
3. › Leave to appeal from interlocutory decision
4. › Whether sufficient doubt as to correctness of decision
5. › Whether substantial injustice if leave refused

Quick Take

The defence of iniquity, if established to a prima facie standard, provides a complete answer to a claim for interlocutory relief protecting confidential information, and the standard at the interlocutory stage cannot exceed the prima facie standard applicable at a final hearing.