The High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining a company from carrying out works at an existing restaurant premises in a unit at the Courthouse Chambers in Cork city. It was alleged the company has no intoxicating liquor licence but was installing equipment relevant to the opening of a pub.
The application for the order was made yesterday by Mr John Gordon SC, for Barnaton Investments Limited.
He alleged that Radius Pie Limited had advertised in the Irish Examiner yesterday that the premises in question was to have a grand opening today as the Mercury Lounge.
Mr Gordon claimed that the defendant had no intoxicating liquor licence but was installing pub equipment.
Mr Gordon said the defendant was contending the injunction application by Barnaton was completely unwarranted. That was not the case. When Barnaton had found out what was happening, it had protested and was given an assurance that the work would stop, counsel said. However, work had speeded up, he said.
In an affidavit, Mr William O'Mahoney, property manager with Barnaton, said the unit in question was the subject of a lease between the plaintiff's predecessor in title, Blasco Properties Limited, as landlord.
Miss Justice Carroll granted an interim injunction restraining the carrying out of any works at the premises and made the order returnable for next Monday.