Thomas v Pearce [2000] FSR 718
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United Kingdom
Reviewed By Oxbridge Law Team
Updated 2024-01-04 07:13:53 UTC
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Subjective approach: recipient of confidential information is bound by duty of confidence where he either:
Knew information was confidential
Was willfully blind about confidential nature of info
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