LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gie, Positio, Intellectual Property Infringement
20 Oct 2016
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It requires the essential contractual attributes of offer, acceptance and the exchange of consideration: unique features of the employment contract. The extent to which it is in writing; It is typically an amalgam of statutory requirements, implied terms (common law), specific points of verbal and written agreement and, perhaps, employer policies. The parties are bound by employment-related statutory requirements (e. g. human rights code). An employee must act in the best interests of the employer. Classic legal precedent the following words of lord esher. A(cid:374) e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)ee is (cid:374)ot to use o(cid:396) dis(cid:272)lose to othe(cid:396)s the e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)e(cid:396)"s p(cid:396)i(cid:448)ate o(cid:396) (cid:272)o(cid:374)fide(cid:374)tial i(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)atio(cid:374), e(cid:454)(cid:272)ept for bona fide employer-related purposes. Comparable provision in obca [s. 134] the te(cid:396)(cid:373) (cid:862)fidu(cid:272)ia(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:863) is (cid:373)ost ofte(cid:374) atta(cid:272)hed to (cid:272)o(cid:396)po(cid:396)ate e(cid:454)e(cid:272)uti(cid:448)es a(cid:374)d di(cid:396)e(cid:272)to(cid:396)s. ho(cid:449)e(cid:448)e(cid:396), the (cid:272)o(cid:396)po(cid:396)ate position is not determinative. A sales (cid:373)a(cid:374)age(cid:396) a(cid:272)(cid:272)essed his e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)e(cid:396)"s (cid:272)usto(cid:373)e(cid:396) list fo(cid:396) his o(cid:449)(cid:374) pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)al (cid:271)e(cid:374)efit; critical factors in determining if a fiduciary duty has been breached in regard to a corporate opportunity:
