Ryan v Wright

The case involved a dispute between shareholders of a company, with Ryan as the plaintiff and Wright as the defendant. Ryan sought to continue interlocutory injunctions previously granted, which restrained Wright from breaching a non-competition clause in their shareholders' agreement. The court was required to decide whether these injunctions should be continued or discharged. Additionally, the case involved a cross-claim by the cross-claimants, seeking summary judgment on the validity of an extraordinary general meeting and the appointment of directors. The cross-claimants argued that estoppel by deed arose from the shareholders' agreement, and the court had to determine if this was the case.

The court considered the nature of the injunctions and whether they should be continued. The court found that the non-competition clause in the shareholders' agreement was valid and enforceable, and that the interlocutory injunctions should be continued. The court also considered the cross-claim and whether the cross-claimants were entitled to summary judgment. The court found that there were genuine issues to be tried, and that the cross-claimants were not entitled to summary judgment. The court further considered whether estoppel by deed arose from the shareholders' agreement, and found that it did not.

The court ordered that the interlocutory injunctions previously granted should be continued. The court also ordered that the cross-claimants were not entitled to summary judgment, and that the matter should proceed to trial. The court further ordered that estoppel by deed did not arise from the shareholders' agreement. Finally, the court ordered that costs be awarded to the plaintiff, Ryan, in relation to the interlocutory injunctions and the cross-claim.