Confidentiality clash

A dispute over the circulation of court documents relating to the legal battle involving May Pen Mayor Joel Williams and Deputy Mayor Clive Mundle erupted during Thursday’s Clarendon Municipal Corporation (CMC) meeting, with People’s National Party (PNP) Caucus Leader Councillor Scean Barnswell questioning whether the documents should have been distributed during an open meeting.

Barnswell challenged the decision to circulate the injunction, affidavit and applications filed by the claimants and defendants, arguing that the documents contained confidential information and that their distribution in the presence of members of the public and the media could breach the court’s instructions.

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The legal proceedings stem from a challenge by Williams and Mundle against the CMC following efforts to remove them from their respective positions. An injunction was obtained on October 16, halting a proposed no-confidence motion against the two officials.