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Author(s): Sally Fitzgerald, Victoria Heine
Published: 8 October, 2002
Pages: 129
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There is no introduction for this publication.
Content outline
- History of and basis for the cause of action of breach of confidence
- The essential elements of the cause of action
- Stage one: The information must be confidential
- Stage two: The information must have been communicated in circumstances importing an obligation of confidence
- Stage three: There must be threatened or actual unauthorised use of the information
- Stage four: Defences
- Remedies
- The tort of breach of privacy
- Statutory regimes and confidential information
- Confidentiality in litigation and arbitration proceedings
- Confidentiality agreements