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Mexican businessman and Italian ex in row over valuable horse and its semen
Summary
A Mexican businessman, Jose Alfredo Hernandez Ortega, and his Panama‑registered company Leeston Enterprises SA have brought a High Court action in Ireland against former Italian partner Martina Romagnoli and several Irish‑registered companies. Ortega claims that Romagnoli moved two valuable horses, a grey stallion named Milton and a gelding named Diego, from a Belgian stud to Ireland without his permission. The horses are slated to represent Belgium in the Olympic Games and the European Championships. On Thursday, Ms Justice Reynolds granted temporary injunctions preventing the horses from being sold or moved out of Ireland, requiring the defendants to preserve any semen samples from Milton and to disclose the horses' whereabouts. The injunction also restrains the defendants from inseminating other horses with Milton's semen. The case will return to court next week.
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What: Report matter: Mexican businessman and Italian ex in row over valuable horse and its semen. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- 2020-07-02 Publication
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