Singapore Court of Appeal, in Landmark Decision, Modifies Scope of Law of Confidence to Provide Greater Protection for Confidential Information

The Singapore Court of Appeal has set out a modified approach for claims relating to breach of confidence in Singapore, departing from the locus classicus on the elements of such claims found in Coco v AN Clark (Engineers) Ltd [1969] RPC 41 (“Coco”): I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting and others [2020] SGCA 32.

This update takes a look at the Court of Appeal’s decision.

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Singapore Court of Appeal, in Landmark Decision, Modifies Scope of Law of Confidence to Provide Greater Protection for Confidential Information

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