The appellant commenced an action against the respondent
alleging breach of confidence and breach of the Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 373, by the respondent.
When the story was made public in November, the school postponed the pre-scheduled disciplinary hearing, and initiated further investigations against Sutcliffe,
alleging breach of confidence and bringing the school into disrepute.
Not exact matches
But now Judge Denise Cote is
alleging those complaints were part
of a campaign to undermine public
confidence in the deal and it constituted a
breach of the agreement.
It is increasingly common (as happened in this case) for
breach of the implied term
of trust and
confidence to be
alleged by an employee in constructive dismissal cases (as such a term is fundamental and goes to the root
of the contract).
Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration in respect
of an
alleged breach of commercial
confidence.
The three cases involve five different
alleged wrongs, raising possible causes
of action for economic loss: inducing
breach of contract (Mainstream), causing loss by unlawful means (Zeta - Jones) interference with contractual relations (OBG);
breach of confidence (Zeta - Jones) and conversion (OBG).
In Eastwood v Magnox Electric plc [2004] UKHL 35, [2004] 3 All ER 991, the House
of Lords seized upon the opportunity to recognise the validity
of a claim for stress - related injury
alleged to have been caused by a campaign on the part
of an employer to demoralise the claimants before dismissing them in
breach of duty
of trust and
confidence.