RULING OF THE COURT
By the notice of motion dated 21st January, 2015 and filed herein on 22nd January, 2015 the applicant prays for stay of proceedings before the Employment and Labour Relations Court until its intended appeal is heard and determined.
The undisputed relevant facts are that the respondent was an employee of the applicant as its Company Secretary until his services with the applicant were brought to a sudden end on 31st July, 2013 following which the applicant brought a plaint on the 6th September, 2013 against the respondent seeking various orders including permanently restraining the respondent by himself or howsoever from disseminating or revealing to unauthorized persons the applicant’s confidential information particularly relating to the minutes of the applicant’s Board of Director’s meeting held on 8th July, 2013; general damages for breach of confidence, aggravated and exemplary damages for distress, embarrassment and damage to the applicant’s reputation.
The appli…