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Health & Safety company takes action against former CEO and others

Summary

Occupli Limited has brought a High Court action alleging that its former CEO, Chris Mee, and others unlawfully accessed and used the company's private, confidential and commercially sensitive information. The plaintiff claims that Mee, his daughter Catherine Mee, former employees Julie Twomey and Leah Murphy, and a firm allegedly owned by Mee, EHS International Ventures Ltd, have solicited Occupli's employees and clients, thereby damaging the company's economic interests and reputation. Occupli seeks temporary injunctions to prevent the defendants from interfering with, deleting, or using its information and to preserve any data on their IT systems. Mr Justice Mark Sanfey granted an interim injunction on an ex‑parte basis, noting that the defendants have strongly denied wrongdoing. The case remains adjourned, with the court allowing parties to return before the scheduled date. The action is based on alleged breaches of a prior settlement that included non‑compete and non‑solicitation provisions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Health & Safety company takes action against former CEO and others. Charges or matters: illegally obtained and utilised private, confidential and commercially sensitive information; unlawfully soliciting employees; interfering with economic interests and reputation; acting as an agent for her father and EHS to get around non-compete clause; soliciting Ms Murphy to work for one of Ms Mee's companies; sending highly confidential commercial information to Ms Twomey. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• November 2022 Other
• August 2023 Other
• September 2023 Other
• 2024-02-01 Publication

Why: In order to stop these alleged activities, Occupli secured temporary injunctions directing the defendants not to interfere with, delete and that they must preserve any information on their IT systems or electronic devices, including the information, data and records that belongs to the plaintiff. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report