Instead, a large majority of lawyers
rely on confidentiality statements in their emails to protect them.
Surprisingly, 73 % of lawyers indicate that they attempted to preserve confidentiality solely by
relying on a confidentiality statement contained in the message.
They exclusively
rely on a confidentiality statement to protect sensitive data.
For example, nobody can disclose illegal activity or hidden assets during a meeting and later hope to
rely on the confidentiality provisions to keep such information private.
Not exact matches
The therapeutic ethic
relies largely
on a contract model of a professional - client relationship:
confidentiality is based
on the dual needs of respecting the individual and preserving the character of relationships.
The London Assembly has no powers, and as a former Assembly Member I can confirm that we were barred even from access to any important documents or information relating to London and its governance
on the basis of «commercial
confidentiality» and therefore had to
rely on the slow and cumbersome process of applying for information under the Freedom of Information provisions!
Many scientific studies
rely on data that can't be made public for reasons like patient privacy concerns or industry
confidentiality.
The EPA has long
relied on disease surveys that include
confidentiality for subjects, including studies
on the health impact of soot from burning fossil fuels.
Despite the
confidentiality clauses in the mediation agreement, the court
relied on the Unilever exception and did not consider itself precluded from examining whether or not there had been a settlement.
That being said, more and more foreign clients ask for
confidentiality guarantee in the engagement letter since they are not familiar with Swiss rules relating to privilege and want to be in a position to
rely on terms they are used to.
Other steps taken by responding attorneys included
relying on a statement of
confidentiality in the message's subject line (25 %), requiring clients to provide written consent (13 %), or requiring clients to provide oral consent (9 %).
The protection of communications between attorney and client ultimately
relies on fundamental constitutional rights, such as the right to freedom and
confidentiality of correspondence and of every other form of communication (article 15 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic) and the right of defence (article 24 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic).
Our clients can always
rely on our skilled and dedicated legal support in disputes regarding e.g. individual and collective dismissals, industrial safety, discrimination (including civil, administrative and criminal proceedings), management liability as well as enforcement of
confidentiality obligation and post-termination restrictive covenants.
A party to whom documents (or other information) were disclosed in arbitral proceedings is precluded by the implied duty of
confidentiality from referring to or
relying on that information in subsequent proceedings.
KPMG also
relied on the accountants» professional duty of
confidentiality, including under their code of professional conduct.
They argued that individuals may
rely on this higher degree of
confidentiality when consenting to the collection of the information in the first instance, and that
confidentiality should not be betrayed in the future just because the utility of the information has changed.
A frequent difficulty for would - be claimants trying to track down anonymous e-commerce wrongdoers is that website operators and other IT service providers are unwilling to disclose voluntarily the identity of a wrongdoer,
relying on contractual obligations of
confidentiality and data protection legislation.
It is quite right to point out that anonymity can not be guaranteed and must not be
relied on as a cloak (this is why I decided from the outset not to bother blogging anonymously), but why not simply make plain that holders of judicial office should never blog anything that would be inappropriate or would breach
confidentiality if their identity were to become known?
In order to protect our unpatented proprietary technologies and processes, we
rely on trade secret laws and
confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants, financial institution partners, marketers, vendors and others.
As a copy editor and transcriber, my supervisors
relied on my ability to meet and maintain high formatting standards while enforcing
confidentiality and administrative policies.
You can
rely on me to ensure safeguards are in place to avoid breaches of
confidentiality.