Privacy Law: Evolving Cause of Action – Breach of Confidence

Breach of confidence is a common cause of action in matters involving intrusion of privacy. The doctrine is not statute-based but arises from common law (i.e. judge-made law) and equity. To establish a claim for breach of confidence, based on the principles in Coco v A N Clark (Engineers) Ltd [1968] FSR 415, a plaintiff [...]

2025-05-20T06:01:30+00:00May 20th, 2025|Data Protection|Comments Off on Privacy Law: Evolving Cause of Action – Breach of Confidence

My competitor has copied my website content. Can I stop them?

As bricks and mortar businesses pivot to online models during the pandemic, the temptation to ‘borrow’ content from a competitor’s site in order to get a head start is ever-present. The unfortunate result is that many businesses who have invested heavily in the development of their online marketing strategy can suffer unfair incursions from copycat [...]

2020-08-23T23:56:24+00:00August 19th, 2020|Business Advice, Intellectual Property, Trademarks|Comments Off on My competitor has copied my website content. Can I stop them?
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