High Court proceedings that could have resulted in the imprisonment of people protesting outside several meat factories have been struck out, following an agreement between the factory owners and the protesters.
Mr Justice Anthony Barr was informed on Friday morning that proceedings brought by Dawn Meats, seeking to attach and have several protesters committed to prison for the alleged breach of injunctions previously granted by the court, could be struck out.
Separate proceedings brought by Liffey Meats, which had previously obtained injunctions preventing protesters from blockading three of its plants were also struck out on consent, following an agreement reach between those parties.
Dawn Meats
Earlier this week, Dawn Meats secured permission from the court to bring motions seeking to attach and commit 16 protesters at two of its beef plants for an alleged breach of court orders.
The plants in question were Dawn's facilities at Rathdowney, Co Laois, and Grannagh, Co Kilkenny.
The company claimed that a number of persons had breached injunctions which prevented protesters from trespassing at the plants, blocking the entrances of the factories, and intimidating employees or visitors seeking to egress the facilities.
The 16 included nine John Does, who are not named, but who were specifically identified to Mr Justice Anthony Barr in photographs taken at one of the plants.
Seven others associated with alleged breaches of a High Court injunction were named in the motion.
Following talks between the sides, it had been agreed that the attachment and committal motions could be struck out
When the matter returned before the judge on Friday, Declan McGrath SC, appearing with Stephen Walsh Bl for Dawn Meats, said following talks between the sides, it had been agreed that the attachment and committal motions could be struck out.
Liffey Meats
In a separate action, Rory Mulcahy SC for Liffey Meats said proceedings brought by his client, where it was seeking injunctions preventing several individuals from unlawfully protesting, trespassing or intimidating customers, suppliers or staff at Liffey Meats plants could, on consent, be struck out.
After striking out the matter, the judge also granted Liffey Meats liberty to apply to the court should the need arise.
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High Court proceedings that could have resulted in the imprisonment of people protesting outside several meat factories have been struck out, following an agreement between the factory owners and the protesters.
Mr Justice Anthony Barr was informed on Friday morning that proceedings brought by Dawn Meats, seeking to attach and have several protesters committed to prison for the alleged breach of injunctions previously granted by the court, could be struck out.
Separate proceedings brought by Liffey Meats, which had previously obtained injunctions preventing protesters from blockading three of its plants were also struck out on consent, following an agreement reach between those parties.
Dawn Meats
Earlier this week, Dawn Meats secured permission from the court to bring motions seeking to attach and commit 16 protesters at two of its beef plants for an alleged breach of court orders.
The plants in question were Dawn's facilities at Rathdowney, Co Laois, and Grannagh, Co Kilkenny.
The company claimed that a number of persons had breached injunctions which prevented protesters from trespassing at the plants, blocking the entrances of the factories, and intimidating employees or visitors seeking to egress the facilities.
The 16 included nine John Does, who are not named, but who were specifically identified to Mr Justice Anthony Barr in photographs taken at one of the plants.
Seven others associated with alleged breaches of a High Court injunction were named in the motion.
Following talks between the sides, it had been agreed that the attachment and committal motions could be struck out
When the matter returned before the judge on Friday, Declan McGrath SC, appearing with Stephen Walsh Bl for Dawn Meats, said following talks between the sides, it had been agreed that the attachment and committal motions could be struck out.
Liffey Meats
In a separate action, Rory Mulcahy SC for Liffey Meats said proceedings brought by his client, where it was seeking injunctions preventing several individuals from unlawfully protesting, trespassing or intimidating customers, suppliers or staff at Liffey Meats plants could, on consent, be struck out.
After striking out the matter, the judge also granted Liffey Meats liberty to apply to the court should the need arise.
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