You may recall my post some months ago about the widening of restrictive covenants by the Court. The court added words into the covenant to give it a commercially sensible result. If not here is a reminder: Restrictive Covenants Well the case has been overturned on appeal. The Court of Appeal has held in Prophet […]
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Business Briefing – Restrictive Covenants
The issue of restrictive covenants often raises its head throughout the employment life cycle. Firstly, there is at the contract stage. I am asked to look at these when drafting contracts for employers or indeed reviewing a draft contract for a new employee. Secondly, at the exit stage when I am asked by employers to […]
Restrictive covenants
The Court in Back Office Ltd v Percival granted an order that an ex-employee and a competitor company observe the terms of the ex-employee’s post termination restrictions following his defection to the new employer. The Court order was breached and the case was before the High Court. A committal to prison for contempt of Court […]