New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Non-disclosure agreement

Legal area

Court

13 May 2021

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED v CHORUS NEW ZEALAND LIMITED [2021] NZCA 178

Citation

[2021] NZCA 178
Court

Court of Appeal

Appeal dismissed. The Agreement encompassed protectable collocations of information but Chorus did not use Creative's confidential material as a springboard to breach the NDA; Chorus made a representation confined to the RBI2+ context and Creative reasonably relied on it, but Creative failed to prove any material detriment from that reliance at the liability hearing, so equitable estoppel was not established and no liability arose on the claims pursued on appeal.
18 Dec 2020

LEADERS HAWKES BAY LIMITED v PIENAAR [2020] NZHC 3460

Citation

[2020] NZHC 3460
Court

High Court

There was a serious question to be tried that the respondent retained and used the applicant's confidential information and intellectual property; the respondent's conduct weighed against her in the balance of convenience; damages would be inadequate to compensate intangible loss; accordingly justice required granting an interim injunction without notice to require return of property and prohibit its use pending further orders.