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duty of confidence

By Earl Altman | 3 Minutes Read June 27, 2012

Lack of facts doesn’t keep a good judge down

In a recent decision from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, the judge considered the rights of an employer to claim compensation for an employee who had allegedly stolen a business idea. The facts of the case are not unique; indeed, they arise frequently in the give-and-take between employer and employee.

Article by Earl Altman / Employee Relations / Alberta, Breach of duty, breach of duty of confidence, confidential information, confidentiality, conflict of interest, duty of confidence, employment agreement, employment law, fiduciary duty, fiduciary obligation, Lac Minerals v. International Corona Resources Ltd., misappropriation of confidential information, reasonable man test, reasonable person, reasonableness

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