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High Court grants non-party broad access to documents relied on at trial despite case having settled before judgment
In a recent decision, a High Court Master has taken a broad view of the documents that should be made available to a non-party where a case settled after …
High Court prevents in-house lawyer acting against former employer due to risk of subconscious use of confidential information
The High Court has granted an injunction preventing an in-house lawyer from acting in proceedings adverse to her former employer: Western Avenue …
Court of Appeal upholds injunction to prevent use of privileged information obtained in breach of confidence
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal has upheld an injunction against a defendant publisher to prevent it using the claimant's privileged …
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 …
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