Irish Sugar Ltd. v. Parlon [2001] IEHC 168 (29th November, 2001)

Irish Sugar Ltd. v. Parlon [2001] IEHC 168 (29th November, 2001)

Plaintiff established a fair question to be tried regarding alleged breaches and inducement of contract, balance of convenience favours granting interlocutory injunction, and damages would not be an adequate remedy; therefore, interlocutory injunction is granted.

Citation
[2001] IEHC 168
Parties
Applicant: Plaintiff; Respondent: Defendants
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Injunction Application / Interlocutory
Outcome
interlocutory injunction granted
Legal Topics
Breach of Contract, Inducing Breach of Contract, Unlawful Conspiracy, Intentional Interference With Economic Interests, Interlocutory Injunctions
Competition Law Contract Law Commercial Law Breach of Contract Inducing Breach of Contract Unlawful Conspiracy Intentional Interference With Economic Interests Interlocutory Injunctions

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Parties

Plaintiff

Applicant

Defendants

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Injunction Application / Interlocutory

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether defendants breached Section 4 of the Competition Act 1991
  2. 2 Whether defendants induced breaches of contract between plaintiff and growers
  3. 3 Whether defendants engaged in unlawful conspiracy

Ratio Decidendi

Plaintiff established a fair question to be tried regarding alleged breaches and inducement of contract, balance of convenience favours granting interlocutory injunction, and damages would not be an adequate remedy; therefore, interlocutory injunction is granted.

Court Disposition

interlocutory injunction granted

Orders

  • Defendants and associated persons restrained from organising, encouraging, or participating in withdrawal of sugar beet supplies to plaintiff and from intimidating or persuading growers not to supply sugar beet to plaintiff, in terms of paragraphs 1 and 2 of plaintiff’s Notice of Motion dated 12 November 2001.