AJ 010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Moe Williams, Reasonable Doubts
7 May 2020
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If the original circumstances are restored within a reasonable period of time, the agent"s authority may be revived. Where the agent has reasonable doubts as to whether the principal would desire him to act, his authority will not be terminated if he acts reasonably. (but when in doubt, agent could contract principal for instructions if possible). It is difficult to determine whether information is confidential or not, because while the relation of principal and agent is confidential, not all knowledge acquired by the agent is of a confidential nature. Some clearly is of so general a nature that equity ought not attempt to restrict its subsequent use. Usually, what a court does is to determine 2 things: Whether the knowledge or information is indeed confidential, and. Whether its subsequent use ought to be prevented. Principle behind enjoining an agent from using confidential information:
