CSL, Ex parte - Re Maritime Union of Australia

This matter concerned an application by CSL for an injunction against the Maritime Union of Australia. The application was heard by Gaudron J in chambers.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether an injunction should be granted to restrain the Maritime Union of Australia from taking certain industrial action.

Gaudron J considered the principles governing the grant of interlocutory injunctions, particularly in the context of industrial disputes. Her Honour's reasoning focused on the balance of convenience and the likelihood of success on the merits of the case, assessing whether the applicant had established a sufficient case to warrant the intervention of the Court by way of injunction. The Court's decision would have turned on the application of these established legal principles to the specific facts presented.