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Howell fights off predator who stalks his companies
BY AL EDWARDS
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Jamaican businessman Delroy Howell who is the lead principal of New Kingston's Wyndham Hotel, is embroiled in a bitter legal to fight off a former company employee who somehow manage to gain control of one of his companies.
Last week, Judith Wilchombe attempted to place a freezing order on the assets of Delroy Howell and a director of his companies Kenarthur Mitchell, claiming that both men misappropriated or have failed to account for US$13.9 million in assets that was under their management.
The freezing order was lifted by Justice Patrick Brooks of the Supreme Court of Jamaica who said in court: "On the matter of the likelihood of the assets of the defendants being dissipated, I find that the claimant has produced very little by way of evidence in this regard."
Wilchombe was represented by Attorneys Michael Hylton & Associates and Howell byRichard Small QC, Lord Anthony Gifford QC and Conrad George. Howell owns a number of businesses in Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and the Turks& Caicos. Earlier this year he completed the sale of Quick Cash to Jamaica National and acquired the former Kingston Hilton Hotel now rebounded as the Wyndham Hotel. None of those deals are affected by this imbroglio.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/busin...panies_8080791
BY AL EDWARDS
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Jamaican businessman Delroy Howell who is the lead principal of New Kingston's Wyndham Hotel, is embroiled in a bitter legal to fight off a former company employee who somehow manage to gain control of one of his companies.
Last week, Judith Wilchombe attempted to place a freezing order on the assets of Delroy Howell and a director of his companies Kenarthur Mitchell, claiming that both men misappropriated or have failed to account for US$13.9 million in assets that was under their management.
The freezing order was lifted by Justice Patrick Brooks of the Supreme Court of Jamaica who said in court: "On the matter of the likelihood of the assets of the defendants being dissipated, I find that the claimant has produced very little by way of evidence in this regard."
Wilchombe was represented by Attorneys Michael Hylton & Associates and Howell byRichard Small QC, Lord Anthony Gifford QC and Conrad George. Howell owns a number of businesses in Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and the Turks& Caicos. Earlier this year he completed the sale of Quick Cash to Jamaica National and acquired the former Kingston Hilton Hotel now rebounded as the Wyndham Hotel. None of those deals are affected by this imbroglio.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/busin...panies_8080791