"The injunction, to which Joell-Deshields agreed at a hearing, ordered him to hand over all usernames, passwords, personal identification numbers and other information relating to Pride's bank accounts, social media profiles and other administrative tools. The organisation claimed Joell-Deshields had been seeking to withhold this property in an attempt to cover up the full extent of his actions becoming apparent to the disciplinary investigator, according to a legal claim detailing the allegations against Joell-Deshields."
"Lawyers for London LGBT Community Pride CIC now claim he failed to comply with the terms of the order made by Mrs Justice Hill. It is claimed that the organisation has sought to persuade Joell-Deshields to comply through correspondence warning of the serious consequences of non-compliance but that despite this correspondence, the respondent did not comply. A skeleton document drafted before the hearing notes: The interim order contained a penal notice."
Christopher Joell-Deshields, suspended as chief executive of Pride in London, faces a high court hearing on an allegation of contempt after allegedly refusing to surrender control of organisational property. London LGBT Community Pride CIC obtained an injunction requiring the handover of usernames, passwords, PINs and other information for bank accounts, social media and administrative tools. Lawyers say Joell-Deshields failed to comply despite correspondence warning of serious consequences. The interim order included a penal notice warning that disobedience could lead to imprisonment, fines or asset seizure. Joell-Deshields has been chief executive since 2022 and is under internal investigation for alleged impropriety including misuse of funds.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]