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'What are you going to do? Bring me to court': swimming instructor has injunction secured against him

Summary

In a High Court hearing on 17 June 2022, Mr Justice Conor Dignam granted a temporary injunction against former Swim Max Limited instructor Ricardo Rojas. The injunction, issued by Limerick‑based Swim Max, bars Rojas from giving swimming lessons within a five‑mile radius of the firm's premises for an initial period of three weeks. It also prohibits him from using the company's trade secrets or confidential training methods and from competing with Swim Max in that area. Rojas, who left the company in April 2022, had been teaching lessons at a local leisure centre, breaching a restrictive covenant in his employment contract that forbids such activity for six months after departure. The injunction was granted after the firm's founder, Ms Diana Daly, presented evidence that Rojas was still instructing clients and that the company feared reputational damage.

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What: Report matter: 'What are you going to do? Bring me to court': swimming instructor has injunction secured against him. Charges or matters: breach of contract; breach of restrictive covenant. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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• 2022-06-17 Publication

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