23 Jul 2012
SKIDS PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT LIMITED V BARBARA WINSOME MCNEILL COA CA315/2011
- Citation
- SKIDS PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT LIMITED V BARBARA WINSOME MCNEILL COA CA315/2011
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Court allowed appeal in part: affirmed that Skids had a protectable franchisor interest justifying a limited restraint (three months) but found no proved breach of the restraint in circumstances; held Skids' policy and procedures manuals had requisite quality of confidence and were copied by Mrs McNeill and used by Kids Choice Ltd constituting breach of contractual confidentiality and copyright; upheld $2,000 compensatory award, set aside $1,000 additional award and substituted an award of $20,000 additional damages under s 121(2) against Kids Choice Ltd and $20,000 exemplary damages against…