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Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler

[1987] Ch 117
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtEnglish Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year1986
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

post-termination confidentiality — classification of information into three tiers (trivial, confidential, trade-secret)

Area of Law

Employment

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