Esanda Ltd v Esanda Finance Ltd - [1984] 2 NZLR 748

Tort — Passing off — Company name — Use of name "Esanda" — Interim injunction — Australian finance company not directly trading in New Zealand claimed a substantial reputation among local financial and business world — Whether Australian company had established a business goodwill which was entitled to protection in New Zealand in a passing off action — Whether an interim injunction should be granted restraining New Zealand company from carrying on its finance company business under the name "Esanda".