Eversheds International

Reputation Management

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Privacy and confidentiality

How we can help

Social networking websites and a voracious media show less and less respect for personal privacy. Yet the legal protection of privacy in the UK has been radically strengthened in the last few years. If any private information about you is being made available publicly against your will then you can almost certainly do something about it. We routinely obtain emergency injunctions for company directors, celebrities and ordinary individuals to prevent the publication of private information.

The emerging right to privacy also affects all employers, creating an extra right with which they must comply when dealing with employees. It can also work on their favour if potential bad publicity for the company would involve the disclosure of private information about an employee (for example, information about office relationships).

The ease of copying digital information means that confidential information can be accessed and shared illegitimately in a growing number of ways. Companies need to be alive to the dangers and put in place strategies to minimise risk. If information has escaped and is being used to your disadvantage then injunctions can readily be obtained. We assist companies to protect their confidential information across all industry sectors, frequently in disputes with an international dimension.