Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Callum Parke

Rare coin seller claims former staff used confidential information to set up rival business

A rare coin seller is in a High Court battle with seven former staff members who it claims accessed its confidential information to set up a rival business.

Hattons of London alleges that the ex-employees were behind a “co-ordinated and clandestine conspiracy” to use its “valuable confidential information” from a customer information database to set up The Knightsbridge Collection, which they wanted to “emulate and ultimately cannibalise” Hattons.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.