Judge hears takeover conspiracy claims

A LEADING waste company has claimed before the High Court that five senior managers who left the company on the same day this month are conspiring with One Fifty One plc to effect a hostile takeover.

Mr Binman Ltd, claims highly sensitive commercial information was downloaded onto portable hard-drives by Mr Tom Fogarty, prior to his departure, and removed from its premises.

The information is alleged to include personal data protected by the Data Protection Acts, including personal banking details of 50,000 domestic customers.