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Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018: Key UK legislation implementing EU Trade Secrets Directive that defines and governs the protection of trade secrets. Essential for determining what constitutes protected confidential information in the NDA.

Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR: Legislation governing the processing and protection of personal data. Relevant when confidential information includes personal data of individuals.

Common Law Contract Principles: Fundamental principles including consideration, intention to create legal relations, capacity to contract, and offer and acceptance. Forms the basis of contract enforceability.

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000: Regulates financial activities and investments, including disclosure requirements. Particularly relevant for investor NDAs involving regulated financial activities.

Companies Act 2006: Defines directors' duties and corporate disclosure obligations. Relevant for ensuring NDA compliance with corporate law requirements.

Equitable Principle of Confidentiality: Common law principle establishing the fundamental duty of confidentiality and the requirements for protection of confidential information.

Restrictive Covenant Principles: Legal principles governing restrictions on use and disclosure of information, including requirements for reasonableness and enforceability.

Remedies for Breach: Legal framework for available remedies including injunctive relief and damages in case of NDA breach.

Duration Principles: Legal principles governing reasonable duration of confidentiality obligations and their enforceability over time.

Territorial Scope Considerations: Legal principles regarding the geographical extent of the agreement's enforceability and cross-border implications.