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Confidential communication

Confidential communication. See PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION.

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true confidential information

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confidential information

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Breach of confidence

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

fiduciary relationship

influenced by another who has a fiduciary duty to act for the benefit of the party called also confidential relationship fiduciary relation see also fiduciary duty at duty NOTE: A fiduciary relationship may be created by express

privileged communication

privileged communication 1 : confidential communication 2 a : a defamatory communication that does not expose the party making it to the liability

Printed books and printed manuals

who pay for it, (v) the book does not have a memorandum of understand-ing, (vi) there is no confidentiality about the book, (vii) a book has a subject to deal with, (viii) the pages are serially numbered

privilege

requirement to disclose information (as for trial) that is granted because of a relationship or position that demands confidentiality [the attorney-client ] [the doctor-patient ] [the marital ] [the priest-penitent ] see also confidential communication deliberative process

patients' rights

rights A general statement adopted by most healthcare providers, covering such matters as access to care, patient dignity, confidentiality and consent to treatment. Source: FindLaw

Directors

director of another company [Re Bulawayo Market Co., (1907) 2 Ch 458]. Directors are not trustees, but paid confidential agents, with very extensive powers, selected to manage the affairs of the company; they are, however, trustees of

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