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Too wide a restriction on contractual non-compete clause between non-competitors breached EU competition law – Jones v Ricoh, High Court

23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

C assisted its clients in obtaining photocopying equipment. C put forward R as the preferred supplier for its clients. C was concerned not to get cut out of its relationship with its clients by those clients...

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Account of profits sometimes claimable as remedy for breach of confidentiality and sometimes not, depending on the nature of the duty – Vercoe v Rutland, High Court

25 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

V&P had approached R about a possible acquisition of a company called H&T. V&P and R had entered into a confidentiality agreement about this. In breach of that agreement, R bought H&T without...

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Computer games designer’s failure to disclose his previous ideas meant employing company owned them – Burrows v Smith, High Court

3 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick | 2 comments

From 1998, Burrows developed and revised an idea for a game called ‘Traktrix’, which involved moving a ball to another side of the screen by laying down a track. When he became employed by Circle as...

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European Court of Human Rights says court order requiring press to disclose source of leaked documents infringes right to freedom of expression

5 January 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Five news providers have won a long court battle to avoid having to provide access to leaked documents, something which would have revealed their sources. Previously, the High Court and Court of Appeal...

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Latest news and views tagged confidentiality

Too wide a restriction on contractual non-compete clause between non-competitors breached EU competition law – Jones v Ricoh, High Court

Account of profits sometimes claimable as remedy for breach of confidentiality and sometimes not, depending on the nature of the duty – Vercoe v Rutland, High Court

Computer games designer’s failure to disclose his previous ideas meant employing company owned them – Burrows v Smith, High Court

European Court of Human Rights says court order requiring press to disclose source of leaked documents infringes right to freedom of expression

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