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One step closer to the end of Wrotham Park damages in employee competition cases
...restrictive covenants appear to be very limited. Doyle Clayton's Katie Mahoney and Blackstone Chambers' Diya Sen Gupta consider the implications of the Supreme Court dec...
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Enforcing post-termination restrictions in unsigned contracts
...restrictive covenants actually applied to Ms Cawley. In his judgment, Tenon fell at the first hurdle. This was because it could not demonstrate that there was a signed contract, nor that it had provid...
Recent Cases
Supreme Court rules Pimlico plumber was a worker, not self-employed
...covenants restricting his activities post-termination and the references in the contract to “wages”, “gross misconduct” and “dismissal". The employment tribunal had therefore been entitled to conclude...
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Supreme Court severs part of non-compete clause to leave an enforceable restriction
Supreme Court severs part of non-compete clause to leave an enforceable restriction The Supreme Court has ruled in Egon Zehnder v Tillman that it could delete words from a broad and unenforceable non-...
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Non-compete clauses could be banned under Government proposals for reform
...restrictive covenants (including non-solicitation, non-dealing and non-poaching clauses), meaning a far broader reform of restrictive covenants could be on the horizon. The consultation is like...
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Non-compete clause unenforceable due to short notice period during probation
Non-compete clause unenforceable due to short notice period during probation The High Court has ruled an employer’s claim that post-termination restrictions are needed to protect client relationships ...
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Non-compete restrictions to be limited to three months
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Beth Cooke
...restrictive covenants for any particularly onerous or unusual clauses so that these can be identified prior to the contract being signed. Experience and Qualifications Qualified in September 2...
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Emma Hamnett
...restrictive covenants, team moves and confidential information. She is highly experienced in advising on taking action, ranging from securing undertakings to obtaining urgent injunctive relief to enfo...
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Russell Dann
...restrictive covenants, settlement agreements, discrimination, flexible working, off-payroll working, restructures and TUPE, data protection, data subject access requests, working time and holiday pay....
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Adam Murdoch
...restrictive covenants, incoming regulatory development such as furlough leave and IR35 as well as the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (“SM&CR;”). Recognised by the legal directories as a...
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Dan Begbie-Clench
...restrictive covenants by departing employees, and taking steps including High Court action to protect their businesses from unlawful competitionA financial services firm in defending Employment T...
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Peter De Maria
...restrictive covenants, team moves and bonus claims in the High Court. Peter has over 20 years of experience in advising businesses, LLPs and individuals on all aspects of employment and partnership la...
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Government responds to consultation on non-compete clauses
...restrictive covenants (non-solicitation and non-dealing provisions), confidentiality clauses, intellectual property and garden leave provisions, which could lead to litigation shifting to these areas ...
High Court Rejects Attempt to Enforce 12 Months Non-competition Covenant
...covenants in the compromise agreement. Employers should therefore consider the validity of covenants when drafting compromise agreements; When drafting restrictive covena...
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Great Expectations: High Court grants injunction to enforce six month non-compete restriction
...restrictive covenants. The employee successfully appealed the case to the Court of Appeal on a separate point, but here we look at learning points from the decision of the High Court. Speedrea...
Thank you for your consideration - as published in Tolleys Employment Law Newsletter
...restrictive covenants are subject to income tax and National Insurance Contributions. If a specific sum has not been allocated to the restrictive covenants, HMRC may argue that the whole termination ...
Restrictive Covenants in iGaming - as published in iGaming Busines
...restrictive covenants (sometimes called post termination restrictions). However, to be enforceable, restrictive covenants must be carefully drafted. They must be no wider than is reasonably necessary...
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Trade Secrets Directive Agreed
...Restrictive covenants The Directive will not affect restrictive covenants and these will remain a matter for national law. Whistleblowers The Directive contains an exemption for whistleblow...
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Employer could not “buy” post-termination restriction
...Restrictive covenants: thank you for your consideration