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Singapore Law Reports/1993/Volume 3/CHIARAPURK JACK !RS " HA# PAR$R!%H&RS I'%&R'A%I!'AL L%( A'!R A'( A'!%H&R APP&AL ) *1993+ 3 SLR,-. ) , August 1993

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1993) 3 SLR 285

CHIARAPURK JACK & ORS v HAW PAR BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL LTD &ANOR AND ANOTHER APPEAL

COURT OF APPEALYONG PUNG HOW CJ LAI KEW CHAI AND WARREN LH KHOO JJCI!IL APPEAL NOS 9 AND 5" OF 19912 A#$#% 1993

Tort -- Passing off by get-up -- Form of injunction to restrain passing off -- Need tospecify the activity restrained

Tort -- Passing off by get-up -- Damages -- Products of comparable quality -- Parties ofgood repute -- Loss quantifiable -- Damages adequate remedy in the circumstances

Civil Procedure -- nterlocutory injunction -- !estraining misuse of allegdly confidentialinformation -- Particulars of information must be given by party see"ing injunction --Nature of information an essential element of the cause of action and need for certainty

Civil Procedure -- Particulars -- #llegations of breach of confidence in statement of claim-- Particulars must be given to support allegations -- Defendants$ right to "no% theinformation they are being attac"ed for using

Civil Procedure -- Costs -- nterlocutory applications -- Costs usually ordered to be in thecause

%0e seon2 an2 t0ir2 appellants an2 t0e respon2ents were o)oint "enturers in t0emanu4ature an2 2istri5ution o4 p0armaeutial pro2uts un2er t0e 4irst respon2ent6s

worl2wi2e 6%iger $ran26 tra2e mar7 in Asia an2 t0e 8i22le &ast %0e 4irst appellant: w0owas in 0is own rig0t a manu4aturer o4 p0armaeutials: was t0e 0ie4 e;euti"e o44iero4 t0e ompanies 4orme2 un2er t0e oint "enture agreement In 8a< 199=: s0ortl< 5e4oret0e e;pir< o4 t0e oint "enture agreement: t0e appellants 5egan t0e manu4ature an22istri5ution o4 a new me2iinal 5alm un2er t0e la5el 6>ol2en Lion S0iel26 In June 199=:t0e respon2ents ommene2 an ation alleging t0at? 1@ t0e new 5alm6s ma7e up wasopie2 4rom t0at 4or t0e 6%iger $alm6: a 5alm manu4ature2 un2er t0e oint "enture ,@t0e new 5alm was manu4ature2 an2 2istri5ute2 using on4i2ential in4ormation parte2 5LS 5alm on t0e groun2s o4 5rea0 o4 ontrat:5rea0 o4 on4i2ene an2 passing o44 %0ese inuntions were ontinue2 at an interpartes 0earing an2 t0e appellants appeale2 against t0at or2er in Ci"il Appeal 'o .B o41991 %0e u2ge: w0en ontinuing t0e inuntions: or2ere2 t0at t0e osts o4 t0e 0earing

5e in t0e ause %0e respon2ents appeale2 against t0at or2er 4or osts 5< t0eirrespon2ents6 notie in t0is appeal

In t0eir statement o4 laim: t0e respon2ents allege2 t0at t0e manu4aturing proess o4an2 t0e priing: 2isount an2 5onus goo2s struture 4or 6%iger $alm6 were on4i2ential%0e appellants applie2 4or partiulars o4 t0e allegations %0e assistant registrar or2ere2t0at t0e respon2ents 0a2 to pro"i2e most o4 t0e partiulars soug0t onl< a4ter 2iso"erol2en Lion S0iel2 $alm pro2uts

4) State t0e manner in w0i0 it is allege2 t0at t0e *appellants+

0a"e ause2: proure2 or permitte2 ea0 ot0er an2 i2enti4

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%0e learne2 u2ge in 2ei2ing to ontinue t0e inuntions restraining 5rea0 o4on4i2ene reasone2?

In t0e lig0t o4 t0e 5rie4 4ats set out a5o"e it is uite lear t0at t0e plainti44s

an2 t0e 4irst t0ree 2e4en2ants are in a oint "enture: a "enture tomanu4ature: promote: sell an2 2e"elop t0e %iger $ran2 pro2uts: inlu2ingt0e %iger $alm pro2uts: 4or mutual a2"antage an2 pro4it %0e on4i2entialin4ormation w0i0 woul2 5e 4urnis0e2 5< t0e plainti44s to t0e oint ompaniess0oul2 onl< 5e use2 4or t0e purpose o4 manu4aturing t0e %iger $ran2pro2uts 5< t0e oint ompanies an2 not 4or an< ot0er purpose Loo7ing att0e terms o4 t0e JVA: I am inline2 to t0in7 t0at t0ere is a 4i2uiar