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breach of confidenceconfidential informationtrade secrets
I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting
[2020] 1 SLR 1130
Key Principle
A modified approach to breach of confidence applies in Singapore: once confidentiality and an obligation of confidence are established, breach is presumed and the defendant bears the burden of displacing that presumption; the law protects both the plaintiff's interest in preventing wrongful gain and in avoiding wrongful loss occasioned by unauthorized acquisition or access to confidential information.
Area of Law
tort
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