Sending pornographic email was repudiatory breach despite delay in discovery (High Court) | Practical Law

Sending pornographic email was repudiatory breach despite delay in discovery (High Court) | Practical Law

In Williams v Leeds United Football Club [2015] EWHC 376 (QB), the High Court considered whether sending a pornographic email from a work account was a repudiatory breach of contract, despite the fact that it was discovered several years later as part of a "fishing exercise" to find a reason to summarily dismiss.

Sending pornographic email was repudiatory breach despite delay in discovery (High Court)

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 8-601-8325 (Approx. 6 pages)

Sending pornographic email was repudiatory breach despite delay in discovery (High Court)

by Practical Law Employment
Published on 26 Feb 2015 • England, Wales
In Williams v Leeds United Football Club [2015] EWHC 376 (QB), the High Court considered whether sending a pornographic email from a work account was a repudiatory breach of contract, despite the fact that it was discovered several years later as part of a "fishing exercise" to find a reason to summarily dismiss.