“…horities in which the question of knowledge has been considered. The first is the decision of the Court of Appeal in British Industrial Plastics Ltd v Ferguson [1938] 4 All ER 504. In that case Mr Doherty had been employed by the plaintiffs for many years, and thus had knowledge of a secret process they used for moulding plastics. Having…”
“…In British Industrial Plastics Ltd v Ferguson [1938] 4 All ER 504 Mr Doherty had been employed by BIP. He offered to disclose to Mr Ferguson information about a process used by BIP, which he had invented, and which Mr Ferguso…”
“…eceived the information in the honest belief that the employee was not breaking his contract. Mackinnon LJ had observed of the defendant in the Court of Appeal [1938] 4 All ER 504, 513 that the judge in accepting this evidence “had vindicated his honesty … at the expense of his intelligence” but said the defendant could not be liable. Th…”