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Privacy at work: Limits on employers' ability to monitor private communications
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights' (ECtHR) ruling in Barbulescu v Romania (61496/08) is a timely reminder of the limits of …
Employee could not assert privilege against employer over documents on employer's IT system
The High Court has found that a company's Group Finance Director could not assert privilege against the company in respect of documents he had created …
High Court refuses non-party access to witness statements prepared for trial and referred to at pre-trial hearing
The High Court has refused an order allowing The Sunday Times to obtain access, in advance of a trial, to witness statements prepared for that trial, …
Singapore Court of Appeal upholds claim to privilege over hacked documents
In a recent decision, the Singapore Court of Appeal concluded that evidence which had been made available on WikiLeaks as a result of the respondent's …
High Court grants interim non-disclosure order to restrain publication of confidential information
The High Court recently granted a hedge fund an interim non-disclosure order to restrain the publication of confidential information which had been …
The Marathon decision – is it right that employees can unlawfully remove confidential documents and not pay damages?
The High Court has recently considered the approach to assessing "licence fee damages" in a claim against two former employees of Marathon Asset …
Springboard injunction granted for misuse of confidential information relating to production process
The High Court has recently considered when, and for how long, injunctive relief should be granted as a remedy for breach of confidence: Kerry …
Court of Appeal clarifies when court will allow inspection of documents mentioned in witness statement or statement of case
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal has clarified the approach to be taken in determining whether the court should allow inspection of a document …
Supreme Court upholds celebrity injunction
The Supreme Court has today allowed an appeal by a celebrity (PJS) seeking an injunction preventing publication of details of his private life, by a …
Article published on directors and corporate information
Within the boardroom, the management of information is of crucial importance, particularly where directors are appointed by a single shareholder under …
Court of Appeal found settlement precluded application to use disclosed documents in separate action
The Court of Appeal overturned an order granting the claimants permission to use, in intended Swiss proceedings, certain documents that had been …
High Court refuses non-party application for witness statement exhibits that were not on court file
The High Court has held that it has no inherent jurisdiction to order non-party access to witness statement exhibits, and documents put to witnesses in …
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