Understanding post-employment obligations of confidence and confidentiality in compilations of data

Author

Cheng Lim SAW, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Zheng Wen Samuel CHAN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

4-2021

Abstract

This article closely examinesn two specific areas in the law of confidence. The first concerns erstwhile employer-employee relationships and the various obligations of confidentiality that may bind an employee-including individuals who find themselves in positions analogous to employees-after the contract of employment has come to an end.

Keywords

Breach of Confidence, Misuse of Confidential Information

Discipline

Contracts | Labor and Employment Law

Research Areas

Innovation, Technology and the Law

Publication

Singapore Academy of Law Journal

Volume

33

First Page

557

Last Page

599

ISSN

0218-2009

Publisher

Singapore Academy of Law

Citation

SAW, Cheng Lim and CHAN, Zheng Wen Samuel. Understanding post-employment obligations of confidence and confidentiality in compilations of data. (2021). Singapore Academy of Law Journal. 33, 557-599.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3295

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