premise: The term “Confidential Information” shall not include, and the obligations of the Receiving Party in this Agreement shall not apply to any information which: (a) prior to or after the time of disclosure, becomes public knowledge and not as a result of any breach of this Agreement by the Receiving Party; (b) is already in the possession of the Receiving Party at the time of disclosure prior to the time of disclosure; (c) was or comes into the possession of the Receiving Party from a third party who is not known to the Receiving Party to be bound by any obligations of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party in respect of such information; (d) is independently developed by the Receiving Party; (e) is disclosed pursuant to a requirement, request or order of a regulatory or governmental authority or court of competent jurisdiction or to defend or prosecute a claim brought against or by or involving the Receiving Party or its Authorised Recipients but only to the extent so required, requested or ordered provided the Receiving Party agrees to notify the Disclosing Party in writing as soon as possible upon becoming aware of such requirement; and