“Issues of confidence and confidential information are rarely out of the news. Whether the context is the privacy of celebrities, the disclosure of commercial confidences (in exciting arenas such as formula one racing) or attempts by employees to make use of their former employer’s trade secrets, issues of confidence interest the general public. Similarly, issues of confidence are rarely out of the courts. In the past year, there have been a large number of cases which have considered alleged breaches of duties of confidence. This talk is intended to discuss how some of these cases have developed or explained the law in relation to confidential information focussing on:
(a) the scope of duties of confidence;
(b) procedural issues in claims for breach of confidence;
(c) the application of the principles in confidence claims, to the inadvertent disclosure of
privileged material.”
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11 KBW, 1st June 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
