The judge expresses his view that springboard relief is available not only in cases
involving breach of confidence but also those involving breach of contract and fiduciary duty.
It would also be appropriate to provide such a carve - out for disputes
involving a breach of confidence for the same reason.
Not exact matches
Examples
of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact
of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels
of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility
of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions
of these conditions that decrease the level
of disposable income
of consumers or consumer
confidence; adverse events impacting the security
of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts
of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets;
breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread
of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents
involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment
of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount
of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion
of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability
of our creditors to accelerate the repayment
of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss
of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price
of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times
of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability
of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes
involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This case
involved Ms Kaur, a nurse, who argued that her employer's instigation, handling and outcome (a final written warning, upheld at internal appeal)
of its disciplinary process following her altercation with a colleague, was unreasonable such that it amounted to a repudiatory
breach of the implied term
of mutual trust and
confidence.
To protect the integrity and repute
of the administration
of justice, disqualification may be needed to send a message that the courts do not condone the disloyal conduct
involved in the law firm's
breach, thereby protecting public
confidence in lawyers and deterring other law firms from similar practices.
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).
Halcyon House Limited v. Baines [2014] EWHC 2216 (QB) Business protection, protection from harassment — 11 day trial
involving allegations
of breach of contract,
breach of confidence and harassment.
Acting for one
of the largest property development companies in the Middle East and a Bahraini investment bank in a $ 1 billion High Court action
involving allegations
of conspiracy and
breach of confidence
The case
involved consideration
of the bank's duties
of confidence including the Tournier principles — where a bank can legally disclose information about its customers; it also considered the measure
of damages for
breach of duty where there is no loss
Litigation
involving defamation, malicious falsehood, privacy,
breach of confidence and harassment;
She has particular expertise in conspiracy and economic tort claims, claims
involving breaches of directors» and fiduciary duties and duties
of confidence, as well as in bonus and other contractual disputes, including those with an international element and those relating to LLPs.
Thus, the action in
breach of confidence, which was for centuries understood exclusively as a species
of equitable wrongdoing, has been acknowledged, at least in cases that
involve a
breach of privacy as opposed to the divulgement
of secret information, as a «tort» (see, eg, Douglas v Hello!
He has particular experience in
breach of confidence and privacy claims
involving the common law tort
of misuse
of private information and / or the European Convention on Human Rights, both as standalone claims and where an information law issue arises as part
of a wider dispute.
The House
of Lords went in a different direction — one based, in part, on an aspect
of UK Human Rights Act and, in part, on previous common law cases
involving the tort
of «
breach of confidence.»
She has particular experience in conspiracy and economic tort claims, claims
involving breaches of directors» and fiduciary duties and duties
of confidence.