The claimant sought to prevent the misuse of what it said was its confidential information, identifying it by reference to specific documents in which it was said to be recorded.
Held: That was a sufficient description because the defendant had ‘each of the documents in its possession and can see for itself what [the claimant] is referring to and could, if it had wished to do so, itself have put the documents in evidence on a confidential basis’.
Judges:
Morritt, Ward LJJ, Charles J
Citations:
[2000] EWCA Civ 166, [2000] 2 BCLC 461
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Ocular Sciences Ltd v Aspect Vision Care Ltd ChD 11-Nov-1996
The freedom for a claimant in registered design right to frame his claim, as to whether he asserts an infringement of the entire design, or limits it to the section infringed, is important.
Laddie J said: ‘This means that the proprietor can . .
Cited by:
Cited – Ratiu, Karmel, Regent House Properties Ltd v Conway CA 22-Nov-2005
The claimant sought damages for defamation. The defendant through their company had accused him acting in such a way as to allow a conflict of interest to arise. They said that he had been invited to act on a proposed purchase but had used the . .
Cited – Caterpillar Logistics Services (UK) Ltd v Huesca De Crean QBD 2-Dec-2011
The claimant sought an order to prevent the defendant, a former employee, from misusing its confidential information said to be held by her. Her contract contained no post employment restrictions but did seek to control confidential and other . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Intellectual Property, Litigation Practice
Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.147199
