Drafting Confidentiality Agreements

Confidentiality agreements are an important feature of a wide variety of business negotiations. This text gives practical assistance to lawyers and commercial managers who need to draft or negotiate a confidentiality agreement. It includes a summary of law of confidence as it affects commercial relationships. The book is divided into three parts. The first part provides a practical explanation of how English law protects confidential information in a business context. The second part discusses commercial practice in relation to confidentiality agreements and provides commentary on the terms of such agreements. The final part features a selection of precedents for confidentiality agreements. The practical nature of this book is enhanced by arguments for and against particular provisions, points to watch out for in confidentiality agreements and model wording for a range of different situations. The book is accompanied by a free CD-ROM, which contains easily customized precedents for a variety of situations.