All greatly appreciated Guys.
Just to keep you all in the picture we received to threats of legal action a couple of months ago when the subject first cropped up and obviously it's happened again.
This thread is not closed and we are entirely happy for you continue using the site to liase with former colleagues. I would however suggest you use private mail for discussing actual tactics and any potential legal action. We've got no problems with you putting it here but it isn't really serving your own interests if it is available for all to read.
Rob Lloyd