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Employment - Disclosure of Info - Breach of Confidence

The defendant resigned and found employment with one of many claimant's competitors. Shortly after her resignation, the claimant found that the defendant had sent three e-mails to her private e-mail account prior to leaving the company. The e-mails involved:

* Shows she had made to the claimant's prospects;

* Suggestions which clients had given in relation to the claimant's companies; and

* Costs of the claimant's products.

The claimant was of the opinion that the information contained in the e-mails was confidential and subsequently violated the terms of the defendant's contract of employment. The claimant confronted the defendant with its discovery.

The defendant mentioned that she had despatched the e-mails to her personal e-mail account in error, and supplied to let the claimant view her personal e-mail account to point out that she had not breached the terms of her contract. The claimant tried to persuade the defendant to stay in its employment, but was unsuccessful.

The claimant then instructed its solicitors to write down to the defendant alleging that the defendant had breached the terms of her employment which amounted to breach of confidence. The claimant additionally requested the return of all its materials which were in the defendant's possession. The defendant replied to the letter stating that the e-mails weren't sent to anybody else, and that when the error had been found, she had not even opened them.

The claimant did not respond to her letter. They instead issued proceedings in opposition to her and utilized for an interim injunction. They alleged that the sending of the e-mails to her personal account amounted to her 'using' confidential information in contravention to her contractual obligations. In addition they alleged that by her failing to right away return their materials, she had additional breached the terms of her contract.

The declare was dismissed. The court docket held the where the e-mails had remained unopened the confidential data had not been 'used' in a way which amounted to breach of confidence. Although she had not immediately returned the materials, she had beforehand supplied the claimant the permission to view her private e-mail account and to delete the e-mails regarding the claimant's confidential information.

In addition to this, the court held that the information which was the topic of the claimant's complaint was totally innocuous and that the claimant had reacted totally disproportionately. The matter mustn't have been taken to court docket and the defendant's undertakings had been adequate.

Briefing Word doesn't provide a comprehensive or complete statement of the legislation regarding the problems mentioned nor does it constitute legal advice. It is supposed only to focus on normal issues. Specialist legal recommendation should all the time be sought in relation to explicit circumstances.

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