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Dimbulah Coffee's founder sues new owners for $500k
He alleges he was constructively dismissed; firm files countersuit
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The Dimbulah Coffee outlet in Republic Plaza. The company is countersuing founder Christopher Wanden for allegedly abandoning his post as managing director.
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The founder of the Dimbulah Coffee chain is claiming almost $500,000 after the new owners allegedly took actions that amounted to his constructive dismissal.
Mr Christopher Wanden - who built the firm into one of Singapore's most successful coffee chains with 14 cafes - claims that a resolution by the board sought to remove much of his day-to-day duties as managing director, and it amounts to a constructive dismissal. The resolution was passed by the directors appointed by the new shareholders.
