Unlawful Competition And Confidential Information

ENSafrica has successfully represented one of its clients in an unusual unlawful competition case, one involving the misappropriation of confidential information. On 21 October 2014 Judge Weiner of the South Gauteng High Court handed down her judgment in the case of Southern African Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators ('the Institute) v Careers-In-Sync.

The Institute regulates the training and other affairs of accredited company secretaries in South Africa. One of the services it offers its members is assistance with finding jobs. To do this, the Institute has what's referred to as an 'Appointments Register', which contains detailed information of its members. The Appointments Register has been around since 1957 - although initially contained in a lever arch file, it was subsequently computerised and captured on a CD.