Read the full judgment text of HCA 008680/1992 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. I have before me a preliminary issue as to whether a restrictive covenant in a partnership agreement between the partners of a firm of solicitors Kao Lee & Yip (the plaintiff), and John Richard Edwards (the defendant), who was formerly a salaried partner with the firm, is enforceable or whether it is an unreasonable restraint of trade and therefore void. A ruling that the covenant is unenforceable will result in the final disposal of the action.