Resilium Pty Ltd v Nest Insurance Consult Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1190

Resilium Pty Ltd v Nest Insurance Consult Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1190

On its proper construction, the relevant client information disclosed to Milestone was not Nest’s Confidential Information for the purposes of the agreement and/or RIB’s disclosure was required by law in the circumstances. Even if it was a breach, any loss to Nest was caused by its own dishonest conduct and not by any act of RIB. In any case, Nest failed to prove any recoverable loss or quantifiable damage.

Parties
Plaintiff / Second Cross Defendant: Resilium Pty Ltd; First Cross Defendant: Resilium Insurance Broking Pty Ltd; Defendant / Cross Claimant: Nest Insurance Consult Pty Ltd
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 September 2024
Procedural Posture
Contractual Claim and Cross Claim / Principal Judgment Following a Hearing
Outcome
Cross-claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Breach of Contract, Confidentiality Obligations, Insurance Brokerage, Damages, Agency
Contract Law Commercial Law Equity Breach of Contract Confidentiality Obligations Insurance Brokerage Damages Agency

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Parties

Resilium Pty Ltd

Plaintiff / Second Cross Defendant

Resilium Insurance Broking Pty Ltd

First Cross Defendant

Nest Insurance Consult Pty Ltd

Defendant / Cross Claimant

Procedural Posture

Contractual Claim and Cross Claim / Principal Judgment Following a Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the disclosure of client information by RIB to Milestone breached the confidentiality clause in the contract with Nest
  2. 2 Whether the client information was Nest’s Confidential Information under the agreement
  3. 3 Whether RIB was required by law to disclose the information

Ratio Decidendi

On its proper construction, the relevant client information disclosed to Milestone was not Nest’s Confidential Information for the purposes of the agreement and/or RIB’s disclosure was required by law in the circumstances. Even if it was a breach, any loss to Nest was caused by its own dishonest conduct and not by any act of RIB. In any case, Nest failed to prove any recoverable loss or quantifiable damage.

Court Disposition

Cross-claim dismissed

Orders

  • Nest’s cross-claim against Resilium and RIB, and all other claims and cross-claims in the proceedings, are dismissed.
  • Nest provisionally to pay Resilium and RIB’s costs unless otherwise notified within 7 days.