Telemedia seeks injunction to restrain Attorney Lois Young
In other legal issues before the Courts, this morning Justice John Muria heard arguments in the case of Christine Perriott versus Telemedia. Last year Perriott brought a claim against Telemedia saying that she was improperly terminated from her job at the company. Telemedia, for its part, is seeking an interim injunction to restrain Senior Counsel Lois Young, from continuing to represent Perriott in this particular matter. News Five’s Ann-Marie Williams was in court this morning and spoke to Attorney Fred Lumor, representing his colleague Lois Young.
Fred Lumor, Counsel for Lois Young
“The basis of their claim is that Lois has acted as their council for a number of years and therefore, she is in possession of confidential matters. And if she continues to represent Christine Perriott, she will disclose those matters specifically relating to severance pay.”
Ann-Marie Williams
“This morning in court you argued that they waived their right to confidentiality. Explain that for me.”
Fred Lumor
“Because the issue of severance pay arose in claim one forty-two of two o seven and Telemedia has filed papers in that court disclosing all documents pertaining to severance pay.”
Ann-Marie Williams
“So it was in public domain.”
Fred Lumor
“It was in public domain so we call it waiver of confidentiality. Apart from that, they instructed lawyers to write to the lawyer for over twenty former employees of B.T.L. So on those grounds you can’t claim confidentiality in respect of a matter that is already in the public domain. And that is the main thrust of our argument this morning. So we are saying that Lois is entitled to continue to act for Christine Perriott.”
Justice Muria will rule on the matter on Friday, July eleventh and determine whether or not the substantive application to bar Young from representing Perriott, will continue.
In other news concerning Telemedia, there was much speculation this morning when word spread that a warrant had been issued for the premature arrest of B.T.L. Chairman Dean Boyce for failure to pay taxes in respect of four million dollars in taxes which the government claims is owed by Telemedia. But when we last checked, Telemedia had made payment toward the taxes and the warrant was called off.
