Confidential Information in UK Law

  • Attorney General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd and Others (No. 2)
    • House of Lords
    • 13 Octubre 1988
    ... ... so as to protect that government's intelligence secrets and confidential political information. In the meantime Spycatcher had on 14 July 1987 ... ...
  • Gouriet v Union of Post Office Workers
    • House of Lords
    • 26 Julio 1977
    ... ... "When there are private relators who wish to file an information in respect of a charity, the Attorney-General cannot with propriety refuse ... The information before him may be confidential and, even if it is not, it may not be widely available to the public. For ... ...
  • Campbell v MGN Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 06 Mayo 2004
    ... ... The source of the newspaper's information was either an associate of Miss Campbell or a fellow addict attending ... To attract protection the information had to be of a confidential nature. But the gist of the cause of action was that information of this ... ...
  • D. (Married Woman) (Respondent) v National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (Appellants)
    • House of Lords
    • 02 Febrero 1977
    ... ... proceedings to disclose the identity of persons who give them information that a child is being ill-treated or neglected ... 2 ... give for the purpose of helping children will be treated as confidential." The uncontradicted evidence of the Director of the N.S.P.C.C. is that ... ...
  • Bolkiah (Prince Jefri) v KPMG (A Firm)
    • House of Lords
    • 18 Diciembre 1999
    ... ... the client and the person with whom he does business is a confidential one. A solicitor is under a duty not to communicate to others any ... that the former client is not put at risk that confidential information which the solicitor has obtained from that relationship may be used ... ...
  • Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 05 Diciembre 1985
    ... ... not to use or disclose after his employment has ceased any confidential information which he has obtained during his employment about his ... ...
  • Conway v Rimmer
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 08 Junio 1967
    ... ... , most sparingly to be exercised… Its foundation is that the information cannot be disclosed without injury to the public interests, and not that he documents are confidential or official, which alone is no reason for their non-production… The ... ...
  • R v David Michael Shayler
    • House of Lords
    • 21 Marzo 2002
    ... ... counts charging him with unlawful disclosure of documents and information contrary to sections 1 and 4 of the Official Secrets Act 1989. Moses J, ... Secrets Act 1989 ("OSA") declaration acknowledging the confidential nature of documents and other information relating to security or ... ...
  • Science Research Council v Nassé ; Leyland Cars Ltd v Vyas
    • House of Lords
    • 01 Noviembre 1979
    ... ... , and, in particular, whether she or he is entitled to see confidential assessments, references, reports or other documents relating to the ... , the person reported on may ask to be told of some of the information given in the report ... 6 The reports on Mrs. Nass�, in accordance ... ...
  • Kennedy v Information Commissioner and another (Secretary of State for Justice and Others intervening) [SC]
    • Supreme Court
    • 26 Marzo 2014
    ... ... But information can be genuinely private, confidential or sensitive, and these interests merit respect in their own right and, in the case of those who depend on information to fulfil their functions, ... ...
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