[1] The plaintiffs by their statement of claim dated 7 December2001 sought inter alia an injunction against the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants from using or disclosing confidential information obtained from the 2nd plaintiff; an injunction against the 3rd defendant from passing off the business of the plaintiffs; an order of delivery up of infringing documents and materials by the defendants to the plaintiffs and an order for an account of profits or for damages to be assessed. The plaintiffs have also sought inter alia, an injunction against the 3rd, 4th and 5th defendants from infringing their trade mark and from passing off the infringed products; an order for the delivery up of the infringed products to the plaintiffs for disposal by destruction and an order for an account of profits or for damages to be assessed.

[2] The plaintiffs allege that the 1st and 2nd defendants have stolen confidential information from them pertaining to the manufacturing process of the 1st plaintiff's glucosamine sulphate based product for the treatment of osteoarthritis, known as "Viatril- S" and marketing the same under the mark of "Artril 250".

[3] At all material times the 1st defenda