Judge Temporarily Blocks John Oates’ Sale of His Share of Hall & Oates Partnership
variety.comJem Aswad Executive Editor, Music A Nashville judge has temporarily blocked John Oates’ proposed sale of his share of the Hall & Oates business partnership to Primary Wave until a private arbitrator hears the case, according to a Billboard report on Thursday.
The move is the latest in the ongoing, rather mysterious legal battle between the estranged longtime musical partners. The judge, Chancellor Russell Perkins, also extended the restraining order blocking Oates from selling his share, in an effort to give Daryl Hall time to prove his argument that the deal violates the terms of their partnership. “If the transfer goes forward before the arbitrator has an opportunity to consider and rule upon plaintiffs’ application for interim injunctive relief in the arbitration, then it could, as a practical matter, render much of the relief Plaintiffs are seeking in the arbitration ineffectual,” Perkins wrote.
The restraining order blocks Oates from completing his sale to Primary Wave until February, or until an arbitrator can decide whether to impose a similar restraining order.
Hall’s team claims that Oates’ team let Primary Wave see the duo’s joint business agreement, which was to have remained confidential.
Read more on variety.com