Titan Wealth wins confidential information and harassment case against ex-employee

Former staff member circulated confidential documents and offensive messages, judge finds

Jen Frost
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Titan Wealth and its subsidiary Titan Settlement and Custody (formerly Global Prime Partners) have secured a final injunction against former contractor-turned-employee, Marian Okunola, who was found to have shared confidential information.

 It has also been awarded costs and damages. Two Titan employees have further been awarded damages totalling £30,000 over what was referred to as a "campaign of ‘vengeance'". Okunola worked with Titan as an independent contractor consultant starting 2 August 2022. From 14 November 2022, she was employed as a CASS CF10a and senior risk manager. Her contract was terminated 11 days into her probationary period. CASS compliance and the confidential documents Mrs Justice Hill's High court media and communications civil judgment outlined that following an end in 2023 to dismissed employme...

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