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Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018: Key legislation implementing the EU Trade Secrets Directive that defines trade secrets, their protection, and remedies for breach. Essential for protecting business plan confidentiality.

Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR: Legislation governing personal data protection, processing requirements, and cross-border data transfer restrictions, relevant when confidential information includes personal data.

Common Law Contract Principles: Fundamental principles covering valid contract formation, consideration, intention to create legal relations, and capacity to contract.

Misuse of Confidential Information (Common Law): Equitable doctrine from Coco v Clark case establishing three key elements: confidential information, obligation of confidence, and unauthorized use.

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988: Legislation protecting intellectual property rights, ownership of created works, and licensing considerations within confidential business plans.

Competition Act 1998: Ensures confidentiality restrictions are not anti-competitive and maintains reasonable duration and scope of restrictions.

Human Rights Act 1998: Addresses freedom of expression considerations and right to privacy in confidentiality agreements.

Limitation Act 1980: Sets time limits for bringing claims and influences the duration of confidentiality obligations.