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Employee claims constructive dismissal after resigning following his uploading of CV onto LinkedIn

6 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick

An employee of BG Group has claimed constructive dismissal after resigning following a row over his uploading of his CV onto LinkedIn, the business social networking website. The human resources professional...

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Reggae Reggae Sauce not developed in breach of contract – Anthony Bailey & Sylvester Williams v Keith Graham, Levi Roots’ Reggae Reggae Foods Ltd & Levi Roots’ Reggae Reggae Sauce Ltd, High Court

6 December 2011 | Simon Weinberg | 1 comment

Bailey and Williams issued proceedings against Graham (of Dragons’ Den fame under the pseudonym “Levi Roots”) in relation to his creation and marketing of “Reggae Reggae Jerk/BBQ Sauce” for breach...

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Database right confirmed in table of data that was infringed by the Police – Forensic Telecommunications Services Ltd v West Yorkshire Police & Another, High Court

25 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Forensic Telecommunications Services Ltd (FTS) operated a business that recovered digital evidence from mobile phones for criminal investigations, for which it needed to know a mobile phone’s permanent...

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WikiLeaks discovers confidentiality is important and sues Guardian for alleged breach

5 September 2011 | Simon Weinberg | 1 comment

WikiLeaks is suing The Guardian for an alleged breach of confidentiality. The website that came to the fore when it published secrets discovered from the US government, is now calling a practice that blows...

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… And they all fall down!

19 July 2011 | Bob Fahy

Remember the nursery rhyme, Ring a ring o’ roses, a pocket full of posies, atishoo, atishoo and they all fall down…… Like a pack of cards, the fall out from the phone hacking scandal continues...

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Newspaper contempt referral refused in Goodwin privacy case – Goodwin v News Group Newspapers Ltd, High Court

17 June 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The High Court recently ruled that Sir Fred Goodwin could be named as the applicant for an injunction in a privacy case relating to an alleged affair with a colleague when working at the Royal Bank of...

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Net continues to close around mosquito product consultant’s use of information in breach of confidence – Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet Europe, Court of Appeal

6 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Vestergaard developed a mosquito net. Two employees left to set up their own company, Bestnet. Bestnet developed a rival product. Vestergaard engaged Dr Skovmand as a consultant, but he defected to join...

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Confidence in our sport – Zacharides v Information Commissioner, First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights)

15 April 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The First-tier Tribunal has ruled that information relating to the progress of athletics in the UK coming up to the London 2012 Olympics was confidential information and exempt from disclosure under the...

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Company gets injunctive protection from prickly director – Hedgehog Golf Co Limited v Frank Hauser, High Court

1 April 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Hedgehog applied to the High Court for a perpetual injunction preventing its former director, FH, from disclosing confidential information about Hedgehog and its business. The business involved the sale...

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Contempt of court action relating to confidential information misuse against ex-employee and his new business partner not made out – Pintorex v Keyvanfar, High Court

31 March 2011 | Paul Gershlick

P had employed an employee as head of sales in its business. The employee left P’s employment and went to work with K. P claimed that he had left with P’s confidential information such as customer...

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Latest news and views tagged confidentiality

Employee claims constructive dismissal after resigning following his uploading of CV onto LinkedIn

Reggae Reggae Sauce not developed in breach of contract – Anthony Bailey & Sylvester Williams v Keith Graham, Levi Roots’ Reggae Reggae Foods Ltd & Levi Roots’ Reggae Reggae Sauce Ltd, High Court

Database right confirmed in table of data that was infringed by the Police – Forensic Telecommunications Services Ltd v West Yorkshire Police & Another, High Court

WikiLeaks discovers confidentiality is important and sues Guardian for alleged breach

… And they all fall down!

Newspaper contempt referral refused in Goodwin privacy case – Goodwin v News Group Newspapers Ltd, High Court

Net continues to close around mosquito product consultant’s use of information in breach of confidence – Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet Europe, Court of Appeal

Confidence in our sport – Zacharides v Information Commissioner, First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights)

Company gets injunctive protection from prickly director – Hedgehog Golf Co Limited v Frank Hauser, High Court

Contempt of court action relating to confidential information misuse against ex-employee and his new business partner not made out – Pintorex v Keyvanfar, High Court

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