Breach of Confidence in UK Law
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Freedom of Information Act 2000
... ... the terms on which it was obtained require it to be held in confidence or while the circumstances in which it was obtained make it reasonable for ... this Act) by the public authority holding it would constitute a breach of confidence actionable by that or any other person ... (2) The duty to ... ...
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Equality Act 2010
... ... to contravening this Act includes a reference to committing a breach of an equality clause or rule ... Annotations: Commencement Information ... upon whom it is conferred;(c) the need to maintain public confidence in the qualification ... (9) The appropriate regulator—(a) must not ... ...
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Patents Act 1977
... ... in consequence of, the matter having been obtained unlawfully or in breach of confidence by any person—(i) from the inventor or from any other ... ...
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2018
... ... (a) defamation; ... (b) malicious falsehood; ... (c) breach of confidence involving publication to the general public; ... (d) misuse ... ...
- Legislative Reform Measure 2018
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The Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013
... ... (a) defamation; ... (b) malicious falsehood; ... (c) breach of confidence involving publication to the general public; ... (d) misuse ... ...
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The Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018
... ... is unlawful where the acquisition, use or disclosure constitutes a breach of confidence in confidential information ... (2) A trade secret holder ... ...
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Domestic Abuse Act 2021
... ... (3) A disclosure of information authorised by this section does not breach—(a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the ... ...
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Investigatory Powers Act 2016
... ... by paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 7 (certain information held in confidence and consisting of personal records, journalistic material or ... to carry out the selection of relevant content for examination, in breach of the prohibition in section 152(4) (prohibition on seeking to identify ... ...
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The National Health Service (Amendments Relating to Pre-Payment Certificates, Hormone Replacement Therapy Treatments and Medicines Shortages) Regulations 2023
... ... in paragraph (3) is to be treated as neither constituting a breach of confidence nor prejudicing commercial interests in any case where, but ... ...
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