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UK Data Protection Act 2018: Primary legislation governing the processing and protection of personal data in the UK, which needs to be considered when drafting confidentiality provisions involving personal information

UK GDPR: Post-Brexit data protection regulation that sets out the key principles, rights and obligations for processing personal data in the UK

Trade Secrets Regulations 2018: Legislation providing specific protection for trade secrets and defining what constitutes a trade secret under UK law

Contract Law Common Law Principles: Fundamental principles of contract formation, interpretation and enforcement under English common law

Freedom of Information Act 2000: Legislation that may impact confidentiality obligations when public bodies are involved in the agreement

Employment Rights Act 1996: Relevant when the NDA is related to employment relationships, setting out basic employment rights and obligations

Equality Act 2010: Must be considered to ensure the NDA does not contain any discriminatory provisions

Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998: Protects whistleblowers and may override certain confidentiality obligations in specific circumstances

Common Law Confidentiality Principles: Established legal principles regarding duty of confidence and requirements for protection of confidential information

Doctrine of Consideration: Legal principle requiring that contracts must be supported by consideration to be legally binding

Reasonableness of Restrictive Covenants: Legal principle requiring that confidentiality restrictions must be reasonable in scope, duration and geography

Faccenda Chicken v Fowler [1987]: Key case law establishing the distinction between trade secrets and confidential information

Attorney General v Guardian Newspapers [1990]: Landmark case establishing core principles of confidentiality under English law

Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet Europe [2013]: Important case law defining the scope and limits of confidential information protection