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Pete Taylor bids to halt gym eviction
Summary
Boxing coach Pete Taylor, along with the Bray Boxing Club, has applied to the High Court for an injunction to prevent Wicklow County Council from evicting them from the Harbour Shed facility in Bray, Co Wicklow. The applicants, represented by Richard Kean SC and Gareth Robinson BL, claim the council wrongfully changed the locks in June 2018 following a violent incident at the gym where one person was killed and Mr Taylor was injured. Mr Taylor alleges the council used the incident as a pretext to unlawfully remove the club, which has occupied the premises since 2005. The applicants seek an order allowing re-entry to the facility and declarations that the council is prevented from illegally evicting them. They argue the council's recent eviction notice interferes with ongoing legal proceedings, where they are seeking judgment in default for the council's failure to file a defence. Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds, hearing the ex-parte application, granted permission to serve short notice of the injunction application on the council. The matter was adjourned and will return before the court later this month. Katie Taylor and Georgina Robinson are also named as applicants in the proceedings.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pete Taylor bids to halt gym eviction. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- June 2018 Incident
- 2020-11-13 Publication
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Topics
Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime
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