Confidential Information

21 October 2024 · Confidential Information, Entrepreneurship, Investors, Trade secrets

Your Sensitive Information Is Valuable Be Very Careful Who you Share it With

Most of us are guilty of signing NDAs, sharing information with investors and partners and thinking nothing else of it. Mainly this route turns out ok, with the major risk being inadvertent leaking of your information due to poorly controlled processes at the recipient. Occasionally there will be planned and deliberate leakage. The FBI is […]

Information is at risk even after signing an NDA

15 October 2024 · Articles, Confidential Information, Knowledge Transfer, NDA, Partnerships, Trade secrets

Information Floods Out Of Your Business After An NDA

‘We have an NDA so it is fine we can share everything’! How much value is being lost from your business via sensitive information and knowledge being shared with partners with whom you have an NDA? An NDA is not a cover all. Ideally an NDA is nothing more than a ‘permit to have a […]

14 October 2024 · Confidential Information, Knowledge, Knowledge Transfer, Trade secrets

As The Law Changes On Non-Competes What Protects Your Confidential Information?

Post-Termination Restrictive Covenants Are Not Immune From Government Interference. Governments around the world including the UK, US, and European governments are reviewing post-termination restrictive covenants (non competes) in an effort to make sure innovation and growth is not stifled. The UK Government makes their position clear: “non-compete clauses represent one of the strongest restraints of […]