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DUBLIN, Dec 23 (Reuters) – The Irish Excessive Court docket on Monday rejected Ryanair’s RYA.I try to stop operations chief Peter Bellew from becoming a member of rival easyJet EZJ.L till 2021, saying a 12-month non-compete clause was unenforceable.
Ryanair mentioned it had instructed its legal professionals to instantly attraction.
Throughout two weeks of hearings, Ryanair argued that Bellew possessed info of serious aggressive worth and was certain by a non-compete clause that ought to stop him from beginning work on the British airline in January.
Former Malaysia Airways chief government Bellew, denied he was topic to the clause, which was connected to a share choice scheme he mentioned was worthless, and argued that the restriction was overly broad.
Decide Senan Allen mentioned that though the non-compete clause was legitimate, it was unjustifiably restrictive by stopping Bellew from becoming a member of any airline, not simply these in the identical…