Disputes Nightmares: What would you do if....you discovered a senior employee had stolen your confidential information to take to a competitor?

Join Sharon Tan, Partner at Mishcon de Reya in the Employment Team, Euan McMahon, Managing Associate in the Fraud Team at Mishcon de Reya, and Martin Boyle, Interim Deputy General Counsel at Ocado, as they consider how best to navigate the discovery that a trusted senior employee has taken, or is planning to take, the business's confidential information for use at a competitor.

A good business cannot operate without a degree of trust in its workforce – especially in its senior employees, who will often require access to highly confidential information or sensitive data in order to carry out their duties properly. But that trust can be abused, particularly when the information in question would be very valuable to an existing competitor, or an excellent foundation to start a new business, or even as an attack on management's reputation and credibility. It is therefore essential that a business knows both how to protect its confidential information, and how to respond following the discovery of deliberate misappropriation or misuse by staff. 

In our latest Disputes Nightmare Scenario flash webinar we will discuss:

• The vital first steps to take upon discovery of the data theft, including securing evidence and dealing with "tip off" risk;
• Tips and tricks for carrying out a thorough and fair investigation into the wrongdoing;
• Remedies that may be available as against the employee and/or the competitor, including delivery up orders and search orders;
• Handling disciplinary proceedings and avoiding pitfalls; and
• Mitigation strategies and preventive steps to safeguard information, and reduce the severity of any breach. 
• Mitigating strategies as regards adverse publicity and media scrutiny.