Confidential Information Disputes

Confidentiality and know-how disputes are common with disgruntled employees, when collaborations go wrong and through misuse of advertising pitches.   The best protection is for there to be some form of Non Disclosure Agreement to be in place that details what the confidential information and know-how, who is can be disclosed to and for what purposes.

More commonly, information exists or is disclosed beyond the bounds of these agreements or there is no written agreement in place.  In those cases, a claim may be brought on the basis of a spoken arrangement on the basis that the information or know-how is sufficiently valuable to be confidential and has been disclosed in circumstances where the requirement for confidentiality was expressed or would have been obvious to an onlooker.

In these circumstances, disputes are detailed and fact heavy.  By understanding ours clients' business we are able to guide through the often daunting fact gathering process.  We provide considered approach and a successful dispute resolution strategy.

We can also help you with preparing your confidentiality and know how licences and agreements to minimise the risk of a dispute arising.