The curious case of horseracing data caught in a tangled web of relationships – The Racing Partnership Ltd v. Sports Information Services Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1300

• Main Author: SAW, Cheng Lim
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Breach of confidence; Misuse of confidential information; Asian Studies; Contracts; Intellectual Property Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3432; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5390/viewcontent/Saw2021_Article_TheCuriousCaseOfHorseracingDat.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper comments on the recent split decision of the English Court of Appeal in The Racing Partnership Ltd v. Sports Information Services Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1300 concerning the common law action for misuse of confidential information. Although the majority overturned the decision of the trial judge and found in favour of the defendant, this author will explain why the conclusion reached by the dissenting judge is the more compelling.