So a friend and his partner started starting a media business (skits and commercials and whatnot) together... i.e. they were making contacts, setting up website,set up FB site, had done some preliminary commercials/taping of skits. According to him, while working together she was pretty much the secretary and personnel person, but the ideas mostly his and part of the brainstorming sessions they did with some of the cast of said skits and commercials. They were both 'on set' during tapings.
They've had a break up on a personal level (tho he says it was partly abt the work) and she's blocked him out of everything: FB site is blocked from him, website passwords changed, and all the contacts and rest of the info is with her. She's not responding to calls, emails, texts etc. They were supposed to be doing work this week but apparently it's been cancelled (by her) as he showed up 'on set' and no one was there.
He was obviously very silly to only have 1 copy of things left...
but what recourse does he have? What can be done, if anything? They've not officially been registered as a business yet and he's got nothing but his word that they were working together...
I suggested calling CAB and seeking legal advice; he's pretty much skint and was putting what little money he had into this venture and borrowing on people's goodwill for the rest...