Key recent developments in the area of Technology, Media and
Telecommunications are summarised below.
Judgements
Interlocutory injunction restrains mobility of IT
employee
A decision by the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 11 January
2019 to grant an interlocutory injunction enforcing an employment
restraint highlights many of the issues to be considered when
seeking to contractually protect confidential information in this
manner: Quantum Service and Logistics Pty Ltd v Schenker
Australia Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 2. The employer, Quantum,
had entered into a sub-contract with Schenker to provide technical
services (such as software configurations and installations and
post-sales warranty services) to a client of Schenker, Fuji Xerox
Australia. The contract between Quantum and Schenker included a
restraint which prevented Quantum employees taking up employment
with Schenker for six months following termination of the
agreement. The court noted that a restraint
