Breach of Confidence in UK Law
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Horse betting company not liable for breach of confidence, but is liable for unlawful means conspiracy
Sports Information Services Ltd (SIS) was not liable for breach of confidence as it lacked notice that the information it received from a third party was communicated in circumstances importing an ...
- Breach Of Confidence And Infringement Of Database Rights
- Court Confirms Consultant's Breach Of Confidence
- Intellectual Property: Breach of ConfidenceMisuse of Private Information
- I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd V Hong Ying Ting & Others [2020] SGCA 32: Modifying The Test For Breach Of Confidence
- High Court Rules That Public Interest Defence Is, In Principle, Available In Both Breach Of Confidence And Misuse Of Private Information Claims
- 'Brake-ing' News: Public Interest Defence Is Available In Breach Of Confidence And Privacy Claims, Even Where The Information Concerned Has Been Unlawfully Obtained
- Court Of Appeal Overturns Order Permitting Use Of Covert Recordings To Support Claims In Civil Litigation Before Breach Of Confidence Claim Determined
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UK High Court Dismisses Claims Following DSG Data Breach
On July 30, 2021, the UK High Court handed down its judgment in the case of Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB), determining that the claimant could not seek damages on the basis of misus...
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Morrisons is not vicariously liable for data breach…but the Supreme Court does not rule out the possibility in future cases
On 1 April 2020, the UK Supreme Court unanimously overturned a 2018 Court of Appeal ruling that had found WM Morrisons Supermarkets PLC (Morrisons) vicariously liable for its employee’s misuse of p...... ... that had found WM Morrisons Supermarkets PLC (Morrisons) vicariously liable for its employee’s misuse of private information, breach of confidence and breach of statutory duty under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). Although this case was brought by reference to the DPA, it is likely that the ... ...
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