Key legal question
Whether the defendant breached his duty of loyalty as employee and board member by informing the supplier of his termination, thereby causing the plaintiff's loss and damages.
Extracted holding
The appeal failed because the cantonal court's finding of no natural causal link between the conduct alleged and the supplier's termination was binding; without causation, contractual liability cannot arise.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Court was bound by the lower court's factual findings under the OG. As the causal connection between the alleged disclosure and the supplier's termination was denied, the essential prerequisite for liability was missing. Whether the conduct also amounted to a duty-of-loyalty breach could be left open.