Re. Group Pty Ltd v Kazal (No 3) [2017] FCA 754

No-case submission regarding Charge One is partially upheld in relation to specified annexures, finding order terms were not impermissibly ambiguous and evidence was sufficient for most allegations; submission regarding Charge Two is rejected since order was clear and capable of compliance.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 04 July 2017
Procedural Posture: Interlocutory Application for Contempt of Court / Ruling on No Case Submission After Applicants' Case
Outcome: No-case submission partially upheld on Charge One (some particulars excluded), otherwise rejected; no-case submission on Charge Two rejected.
Legal Topics: ['copyright Infringement' 'interlocutory Relief' 'injurious Falsehood' 'ambiguity and Clarity of Court Orders' 'evidence']

['intellectual Property' 'contempt of Court'] ['copyright Infringement' 'interlocutory Relief' 'injurious Falsehood' 'ambiguity and Clarity of Court Orders' 'evidence']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application for Contempt of Court / Ruling on No Case Submission After Applicants' Case

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether the terms of the mandatory orders were ambiguous' 'Whether the Second Respondent failed to comply with court orders by publishing certain representations and photographs on a website' 'Whether the evidence established a case for contempt of court beyond reasonable doubt']

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Court Disposition

No-case submission partially upheld on Charge One (some particulars excluded), otherwise rejected; no-case submission on Charge Two rejected.

Orders

['The no-case submission in relation to Charge One be partially upheld but otherwise be rejected.' 'The no-case submission in relation to Charge Two be rejected.']