{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-ts","path":"/blog-bite-why-should-employers-contain-confidentiality-clauses-in-consulting-agreements/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Clausehound Blog","author":"Joshua Koudys"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"f410c759-6612-51de-9f40-74003333639b","excerpt":"This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com explains why employers should include confidentiality clauses in their consulting agreements, and how to…","html":"<p><a href=\"http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/234984/Environmental+Law/Agreements+With+Outside+Consultants+The+Importance+Of+Confidentiality+Clauses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com</a> explains why employers should include <strong>confidentiality clauses</strong> in their consulting agreements, and how to properly draft confidentiality clauses. </p>\n<p>The author discusses a recent case where the defendant’s liability could have been avoided if a particular consulting agreement contained a confidentiality clause. If the clause had been included, it is likely that the testimony of an expert witness would not have been permitted. The author suggests that confidentiality clauses should accommodate the consultant’s need to communicate with government agencies, while preserving a company’s desire to maximize confidentiality and maintain control over any communications.</p>\n<p>This comes to you as a part of Clausehound’s exciting new collaboration with Mondaq!</p>","frontmatter":{"title":"Blog Bite: Why should employers contain confidentiality clauses in consulting agreements?","date":"April 22, 2013","description":"This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com explains why employers should include confidentiality clauses in their consulting agreements, and how to properly draft confidentiality clauses.","author":{"id":"alina@clausehound.com","first":"Alina","last":null,"bio":null,"image":null},"tags":["Confidentiality","Consulting Agreement","Confidentiality Agreement","Mondaq","Learn","USA"]}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/blog-bite-why-should-employers-contain-confidentiality-clauses-in-consulting-agreements/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/blog-bite-how-does-one-incorporate-in-british-virgin-islands/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"How does one incorporate in British Virgin Islands?","tags":["Jurisdiction Shopping","Mondaq","Learn","British Virgin Islands"],"author":{"id":"alina@clausehound.com","first":"Alina","last":null}}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/blog-bite-does-the-non-exclusive-nature-of-a-consulting-agreement-affect-the-amount-of-damages-a-claimant-can-receive-for-early-termination/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Blog Bite: Does the non-exclusive nature of a consulting agreement affect the amount of damages a claimant can receive for early termination?","tags":["Termination","Employment Agreement","Consulting Agreement","Mondaq","Learn","Canada (ON)"],"author":{"id":"alina@clausehound.com","first":"Alina","last":null}}}}}}