New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Registered design

Legal area

Court

18 Oct 2016

SEALEGS INTERNATIONAL LTD V ZHANG [2016] NZHC 2480

Citation

[2016] NZHC 2480
Court

High Court

The Court dismissed the adjournment application because the defendants' asserted prejudice was overstated, the defendants had background knowledge and could address new allegations by affidavit, and there was a real risk of economic damage to Sealegs if the hearing were deferred; accordingly the interim injunction hearing was ordered to proceed on 28 October 2016 with specified timetabling directions.
13 Jul 2011

THE BABY HAMMOCK CO LIMITED V AJ PARK LAW HC AK CIV-2008-404-3581

Citation

openlaw-2cdc2ac5_6632_458a_8c9d_66e965f86ec7.pdf
Court

High Court

Court found AJ Park was not negligent because BHC never instructed AJ Park to advise on the C-shaped stand or the flexible spreader bar and those items were not discussed at the critical meeting; AJ Park did not breach fiduciary duty by acting for Hushamok as no disclosable information relevant to BHC was used nor were BHC's IP rights impaired by Hushamok's registrations; causation failed because BHC could not show the alleged breaches would have produced the claimed financial outcomes; claim dismissed.