[SebastianFrelle]

Out of curiosity: is posting internal company communications (referring to the e-mail here) on a public site like this legal? I'm not saying that it isn't; I genuinely don't know.

[dcminter]

If the company involved has been wound up (rather than bought out) I'd guess it would be fairly safe. Who would sue, after all? I am not a lawyer. Or since this is UK, "I am not a solicitor" :)

[Tarsul]

also he never signed a contract :)

[Damogran6]

It's only illegal if someone prosecutes. (See American Government)

It's unlikely a defunct company, run by a convicted guy, employing a person that didn't sign an employment contract (and by extension, a Non Disclosure Agreement) would pay attention to this, much less go after him.

[benn_88]

Phew!

[gorbachev]

It's not illegal by itself, but will get you fired.

There are exceptions, of course, e.g. revealing trade secrets or insider information on a publicly traded company.

[baobabKoodaa]

In Finland it's legal to publish private correspondence, as long as at least one party gives permission (e.g. the party who receives email).