Former employees found liable for stealing files to launch rival business
Two former senior employees of a glass-reinforced plastic manufacturer have been found liable for breach of confidence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unlawful means conspiracy.
A High Court judge, Recorder Douglas Campbell KC, ruled one of the men secretly copied more than 11,500 confidential business documents on to a portable hard drive during his notice period, in order to set up a competing company.
Scunthorpe-based EMJ Plastics, which designs and makes permanent formwork panels used in bridge construction... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
