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  • 12 May 2016

    CHEN, KUEI MEI v. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LTD

    Citation
    CHEN, KUEI MEI v. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2212/2014

    The court held plaintiff made out a prima facie case that the defendant unauthorisedly removed and retained confidential customer information in breach of contractual clauses and bank policies, that retention shortly before planned departure and inadequate assurances created a real risk of misuse justifying quia timet injunctive relief and summary judgment, and that certain parts of the defendant's counterclaim (claims for future loss tied to manner of dismissal, particular defamation allegations and references to without prejudice negotiations) disclosed no reasonable cause of action and sho…