Dickson Property Management Services Pty Ltd v Centro Property Management (Vic) Pty Ltd

The case before the court involved Dickson Property Management Services Pty Ltd, as the applicant, and Centro Property Management (Vic) Pty Ltd, as the respondent. The applicant sought an interlocutory injunction to prevent the respondent from acting in a certain way that the applicant claimed would cause irreparable harm. The matter was heard in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the applicant had established a serious question to be tried and that the balance of convenience lay in favour of granting the interlocutory injunction. Additionally, the court had to consider whether the applicant's undertaking to the court on a previous date should be discharged, and what directions should be given for the continuation of the proceedings. The court also needed to determine the appropriate costs order for the application for interlocutory relief.

The court found that the applicant had not established a serious question to be tried, nor had they demonstrated that the balance of convenience favoured granting the interlocutory injunction. Therefore, the application for an interlocutory injunction was refused. The court also discharged the undertaking given to the court by the respondent on a previous date. The directions hearing was adjourned to a later date to be fixed. The court ordered that the costs of all parties of the application for interlocutory relief, including the costs of the hearing, be costs in the cause. The court further reserved liberty to any party to apply on not less than 48 hours' notice in writing to the other parties.