A partially critical commentary on judgement of the Supreme Court – Civil Chamber of 25 September 2019, III CSK 217/17
Abstract
The commented judgement concerns the burden of proof in the civil procedure against a former employee accused of revealing a business secret. In Supreme Court, opinion employee should prove that in his business activity does not make use of former employer business secrets. This opinion should not be accepted. On the other hand, the court’s opinion concerning the relation between the prohibition on competition and duty of respecting business secret, as well as the scope of application to the employee’s time limitation regarding confidentiality, which was enforced before the 4th of September 2018, should be approved.
Keywords:
burden of proof, business secret, act of unfair competition, former employeeReferences
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