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Confidential information, means: (1) information furnished to the council by a government depart-ment upon terms (however expressed) which forbid the disclosure of the information to the public, and (2) information the disclosure of which to the public is prohibited by or under any enactment or by the order of a court; in either case, the reference to the obligation of confidence is to be construed accordingly, Local Government Act, 1972, s. 100A(3) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 1(1), para 39, p. 62....
insider
insider : a person who is in a position of power or has access to confidential information: as a : one (as an officer, director, employee, relative, or owner of more than 10% of the corporation's stock) who is in a position to have special knowledge of the affairs of or to influence the decisions of a company b : an individual (as a relative or an influential party) or entity (as a corporate affiliate) having a close relationship with a debtor such that transactions are not made at arm's length and are subject to closer scrutiny than the transactions of those dealing at arm's length ...
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Informant
Informant, means one who informs against another; esp., one who confidentially supplies information to the police about a crime, sometimes in exchange for a reward or special treatment. Also termed informer; feigned accomplice, Black's Law Diction-ary, 7th Edn., p. 783...
privilege
privilege [Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg- lex law] 1 : a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor: as a : an exemption from liability where an action is deemed to be justifiable (as in the case of self-defense) or because of the requirements of a position or office ;also : the affirmative defense that an action is privileged compare excuse absolute privilege : a privilege that exempts a person from liability esp. for defamation regardless of intent or motive ;specif : a privilege that exempts high public officials (as legislators) from liability for statements made while acting in their official capacity without regard to intent or malice qualified privilege : a privilege esp. in the law of defamation that may be defeated esp. by a showing of actual malice called also conditional privilege b : an exemption from a requirement to disclose information (as fo...
Breach of confidence
Breach of confidence, is constituted by the unjustified disclosure or use, or by the unjustified putting at risk of such discloser or use, of the information imparted or, in the case of third parties, by the improper obtaining of confidential material or, if the material was initially obtained innocently, by the improper retention or use of the confidential material when the recipient knew or ought to have known that it was confidential. The discloser or use may be partial provided that it is significant and substantial, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 8(1), 4th Edn., Para 480, p. 388....
confidentiality
confidentiality The relation between lawyer and client which guarantees any information shared by the client is treated as private and as such cannot be divulged to third parties without the client's consent. Source: FindLaw ...
communication
communication : the expression to another of information or thoughts through speech, writing, or gestures see also confidential communication, privileged communication ...
shield law
shield law : a law that prevents or protects against disclosure or revelation of information: as a : rape shield law b : a law that protects journalists from disclosure of confidential news sources ...
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