The plaintiff, owner of a longstanding craft beer competition, brought a motion for an interim injunction to prevent the defendants from holding a competing national craft beer competition.
The plaintiff alleged that a former employee, now working for the defendant association, misused confidential financial and business information obtained during his employment and during subsequent failed negotiations to purchase the plaintiff's competition.
The court applied the RJR MacDonald test and found a serious issue to be tried, presumed irreparable harm due to the nature of the confidential business information, and determined the balance of convenience favoured the plaintiff.
A time-limited injunction was granted until September 1, 2022.
