16 Oct 2015
BODY CORPORATE 208399 v THOMSON AND ORS [2015] NZHC 2548
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 2548
- Court
- High Court
On the interlocutory application the Court found there was a serious question to be tried and that VEI had established a strong prima facie case because the franchise restraint expressly survived termination including effluxion of time and VEI validly acquired VENZ's rights by assignment; the status quo (stores trading as Video Ezy) and the need to protect franchisor goodwill and prevent irreparable harm favoured interim relief; accordingly limited injunctive relief was granted requiring defendants to rebrand the specified stores to Video Ezy and to trade pursuant to the franchise agreements…