The silent treatment
Wevill, Rachel
The silent treatment - 2010 - Estates Gazette (1028) 17 July 2010, 79(1) .
Feature on confidentiality agreements. Explains that a principle of equity is that a party cannot take unfair advantage of information taken from another in confidence. The concept of information received in confidence is vague and a properly drafted agreement can support a claim in equity and create contractual rights. Further without a clear fiduciary relationship a successful claimant is likely to obtain damages rather than a profit based remedy.
United Kingdom--
The silent treatment - 2010 - Estates Gazette (1028) 17 July 2010, 79(1) .
Feature on confidentiality agreements. Explains that a principle of equity is that a party cannot take unfair advantage of information taken from another in confidence. The concept of information received in confidence is vague and a properly drafted agreement can support a claim in equity and create contractual rights. Further without a clear fiduciary relationship a successful claimant is likely to obtain damages rather than a profit based remedy.
United Kingdom--