Breach of Confidence and Privacy

We handle breach of confidence actions and claims for misuse of private information (aka “breach of privacy” cases).

In the commercial setting, we help clients to prevent their trade and business information from being misused.   This can arise in various situations. 

For example:

• a former employee steals customer and supplier lists for his new business
• confidential internal company documents are taken and offered to a newspaper for publication

We also help clients to prevent the unjustified misuse of their private information.   This can arise in various situations. 

For example:

• a TV channel threatens to broadcast details of a client’s ongoing medical treatment
• a newspaper threatens to publish a story regarding a client’s sexual relationship with a third party
• a magazine intends to publish unauthorised photographs of the interior of a client’s home

It is usually essential to respond very quickly to threatened breaches of confidential or private information.  Once the genie is out of the bottle, damages can prove to be an inadequate remedy. 

At JMW we act quickly to secure the best practical, legal and commercial solution to the problem. 

This can include obtaining:

• an injunction
• account of profits
• damages
• legal costs

If you are concerned about threats to your confidential or private information, please call us on 0845 972 6666 for an immediate response or get in touch via the form on the right of this page.