Read the full judgment text of HCA 006564/1984 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 27 October 1986.
1. These consolidated proceedings are on alleged copyright. The plaintiffs also claimed in passing-off. That claim was abandoned at the trial. A late attempt was made to further amend the Statement of Claim with a view to enabling the 2nd plaintiff to sue on the alleged copyright. The plaintiffs' application so to amend was allowed, but leave accordingly given was, in effect, not upheld by the Court of Appeal, with the result that the 2nd plaintiff's claim in these consolidated actions was dismi