Brandeaux Advisers (UK) Ltd & ors v Chadwick [2010] EWHC 3241 (QB)

Confidential information: Possession is not nine tenths of the law

A recent case has highlighted the effectiveness of express provisions in protecting confidential documents retained by departing employees to use in subsequent litigation. Innes Clark reports It is essential that employers include a confidential information clause in their contracts, which should be properly drafted to meet the particular needs of the business. The change from …

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Directors: Doing your duty

Alexander Fox and Clare Arthurs look at the implications of GHLM Trading v Maroo ‘Newey J held that much as a trustee must show what he has done with trust property, “it is incumbent on a director to explain what has become of company property in his hands”.’ Corporate governance and directors’ duties are hot …

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