Drafting Confidentiality Agreements (Third edition)

This book gives practical assistance to everyone who needs to understand, negotiate or draft a confidentiality agreement.

The book is divided into three parts: a practical explanation of how English law protects confidential information in a commercial context a discussion of commercial practice in relation to confidentiality agreements, including commentary on the provisions of such agreements a selection of precedents for confidentiality agreements (also provided on the accompanying CD).

This 3rd edition has been updated and expanded and now includes: a checklist of things to consider before entering into a confidentiality agreement additional precedents for such situations as confidentiality undertakings by visitors to premises and a job applicants, a confidentiality agreement where disclosure is restricted to a particular person only in an organisation, and a confidentiality agreement with prospective licensees of software additional drafting notes throughout additional commentary on when confidentiality obligations are implied (and the extent of the implied obligations) in commercial situations.