Cease and Desist Letter

A cease and desist letter to the party in breach to stop any breach of non-disclcosure agreement and confidentiality undertaking or face legal action from the party whose confidential information has been violated or face legal action from the party whose contractual right has been violated.

It is a mean to enforce the non-disclosure / confidentiality agreement, so as to prevent the innocent party from further suffering from a breach of contract. It is also a nicer way to resolve a potential dispute between the contractual parties, by “reminding” the breaching party to perform so as to avoid taking the case to the court – saves time and money for civil litigation proceedings.

In this letter, the innocent party shall refer to the contract between the parties and raise thenon-disclosure / confidentiality obligations that the breaching party has failed to comply with. The innocent party shall also indicate clearly that he . she is fully aware of the breach resulted in either an act or omission committed by the breaching party, in direct violation of thenon-disclosure / confidentiality agreement; and also outline the damages that he / she had suffered.

Accordingly, the innocent party shall demand the breaching party to immediately cease and remedy the Breach and comply with the non-disclosure / confidentiality agreement as stated. If the breaching party failed to act in accordance with this letter, the innocent may exercise his right to file a lawsuit against the breaching party to assert his contractual rights.

 

How to use this Document?

This document should be carefully read by the sender of the document - the innocent party and the receiver of the document - the breaching party.

The innocent party should sign and send to the breaching party, and once signed, both parties should get a copy.