To Succeed in a Common Law Action for Breach of Confidentiality

question 29

Multiple Choice

To succeed in a common law action for breach of confidentiality (breach of confidential information) ,the plaintiff must satisfy several requirements.Which of the following is not one of those requirements?

• A)The information was the original property of the plaintiff.
• B)The defendant was under an obligation to keep the information confidential.
• C)There was unauthorised use of the information.
• D)The information involved an original idea expressed in a material form.

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Definitions:

Financial Statements

Formal records of the financial activities and position of a business, person, or other entity, presented in a structured manner for easy understanding.

Corporation

A legal entity recognized by law as separate from its owners, with the ability to own assets, incur liabilities, and sell shares.

Retained Earnings

Accumulated net income that a company has not distributed to its shareholders as dividends, reinvested in the business.

Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members, typically derived from profit.