Dell reports Leadmill for harassment after £370k judgment

Promoter Rupert Dell says he believes the owner of Sheffield's Leadmill is out to destroy his career, after being ordered to pay damages and costs to his former employer

The Leadmill, Sheffield
The Leadmill, Sheffield © PookieFugglestein/Wikimedia Commons

Rupert Dell, the former general manager of the Leadmill, has been ordered to pay more than £370,000 in damages and costs to the Sheffield venue for breach of contract.

In a judgment dated 30 January, Sheffield county court judge Sarah Richardson found in favour of the Leadmill Ltd, which had accused Dell of a number of “wholly inappropriate and unlawful” actions, including falsifying trading figures, harassing and bullying staff and diverting business to competitor venues following his dismissal.

According to court documents…

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