Injunction to stop ex-worker approaching firm’s clients

A HOTEL marketing agency has been granted a High Court injunction preventing one of its key ex-workers from approaching clients of the agency for the first 12 months of her employment with a rival firm.

The injunction remains in place pending the full hearing of an action for alleged breach of contract being taken by Net Affinity Ltd (NAL) against Michelle Conaghan and against her new employer Revmac Ltd, trading as Avvio, from employing her almost immediately. The injunction also provides that Avvio cannot approach NAL clients for the same period.

Both companies are involved in hotel marketing with NAL, it is claimed, specialising in reservation and booking systems for independent and group hotels in Ireland. NAL says it focuses on a niche market in helping hotels to market themselves through the use of social media and digital marketing strategies.