Austrian court rules in favor of Sycor in proceedings against Arineo in the first instance
The Sycor Group is conducting various legal proceedings, including against Arineo in Germany and Austria. A decision has now been made by the court of first instance in proceedings initiated before the Regional Court of Wels in Austria by Sycor Austria against Arineo GmbH and Arineo Austria GmbH, among others.
Sycor Austria’s claims were largely allowed by the Regional Court of Wels:
- The court allowed Sycor Austria’s motion to cease and desist the unfair poaching of further employees in Austria in its entirety.
- The court likewise allowed the request to hold the defendants jointly and severally liable for all damage incurred by Sycor Austria due to the unfair poaching of employees and customers by the defendants.
- Part of the motion to cease and desist was rejected since, in the opinion of the court of first instance, there was no evidence that the defendants made wrongful statements about Sycor to customers. Furthermore, Sycor Austria’s motion to cease and desist regarding the use of certain documents was only allowed in part.
“Even though the decision is not legally binding and some of our claims were not allowed, this sends a highly positive signal that affirms our position at this point,” says Sycor CEO Rüdiger Krumes. “The remarks by the Regional Court of Wels confirm that the management of Arineo systematically poached employees and customers from Sycor for the benefit of Arineo.”
Proceedings before the Göttingen District Court commenced on June 28, 2021. Sycor’s parent company, Näder Holding GmbH, is suing Arineo GmbH for damages. Its actions prevented a planned merger with Allgeier Enterprise Services AG, the IT service provider and subsidiary of Allgeier SE, in 2019.
As regards the background of these cases, Sycor has concrete evidence that Arineo engaged in unfair practices to poach employees and customers. The Göttingen-based IT service provider responded by bringing proceedings against Arineo GmbH in Germany in September 2019. Sycor’s Austrian subsidiary had previously brought proceedings against Arineo GmbH and Arineo Austria GmbH in Austria, among others, in July 2019, and a decision has now been reached by the court of first instance.
Näder Holding and the Sycor Group have incurred damages amounting to millions of euros in total.
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