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Confidentiality definition

What does Confidentiality mean? In legal practice, confidentiality is the obligation to keep a client’s information and affairs private and to use or disclose it only with proper authority. For lawyers, this duty of confidentiality arises from professional conduct rules (e.g., the SRA Standards and Regulations; the Law Society of Scotland Standards of Conduct; the Law Society of Northern Ireland rules; and the Law Society of Ireland guidance), from contract (engagement terms and non‑disclosure agreements), and from the equitable duty of confidence recognised in case law (breach of confidence). It sits alongside, but is distinct from, legal professional privilege, which protects defined categories...

Unilateral confidentiality agreement (pro-discloser) with trade secret protections, generative AI restrictions, indemnity and equitable relief - England and Wales

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Precedents

This agreement is entered into on [ date ].

Parties

[ Insert name of party ] [ of [ insert details ] OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ] (the Discloser); and
[ Insert name of party ] [ of [ insert details ] OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ] (the Recipient).

Each of the Discloser and the Recipient is a party and, collectively, the Discloser and the Recipient are the parties.

Background

The Discloser is [ insert details ] and the Recipient is [ insert details ].
The Discloser intends to provide Confidential Information to the Recipient for the Recipient to use solely for the Purpose.
The Discloser seeks to manage such use and protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information.

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Dave Holt

Potter Clarkson LLP

A partner in Potter Clarkson’s litigation and licensing team, Dave specialises in non-contentious intellectual property law, with historic experience in significant contentious patent matters. He specialises in the biotechnology, synthetic biology and cancer therapeutics sectors, with a major part of his practice focussing on novel therapeutics. Dave leads on IP Due Diligence services within Potter Clarkson as a core part of his practice, managing IP Due Diligence projects on behalf of investor clients, bringing together and co-ordinating multi-disciplinary teams of patent, design and trade mark experts. Dave also has substantial experience in drafting complex, multi-jurisdictional agreements including licensing arrangements, research and development agreements and collaboration agreements, as well as providing commercially focussed IP strategy advice for his clients. This IP strategy advice particularly includes undertaking audits for clients advising on trade secret protection, policy and key terms in...

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