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Saltman Engineering Co Ltd v. Campbell Engineering
Co Ltd (1948) 65 RPC 203 (CA) at 215, and Terrapin Ltd
v. Builders' Supply Co (Hayes) Ltd 1960 RPC 128, which
were quoted and applied in Harvey Tiling Co (Pty) Ltd v.
Rodomac (Pty) Ltd & Another 1977 (1) SA 316 (T).
The English judgments applied the broad prin¬
ciple of the English law of equity that he who has re¬
ceived information in confidence shall not take unfair
advantage of it.
In Dun and Bradstreet (supra) it was
held at 213-215 that the equitable cause of action based
on breach of confidence which is available in England
does not exist in our law;
but that does not mean that
the misuse of confidential information
in order to ad¬
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