restrictive covenants
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ESL Fuels Ltd v Fletcher & Anor [2013] EWHC 3726 (Ch)
Application for interim injunctive relief pending trial, which sought to prevent the defendants from selling an oil product, the constitution of which the claimant claimed was a trade secret and had been reproduced by the first defendant (an ex-employee of the claimant) contrary to the implied term of a contract of employment. Application refused.
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13/01/2014 09:54
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JM Finn & Co Limited v Holliday [2013] EWHC 3450 (QB)
Appeal against the imposition of an injunction which prevented the employee from taking up his new position with a competitor until the expiry of his 12 month garden leave. Appeal dismissed.
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18/11/2013 09:30
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Coppage & Anor v Safety Net Security Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1176
Appeal against a decision that a restrictive covenant clause was binding and not unenforceable as being in unreasonable restraint of trade. Appeal dismissed.
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14/10/2013 12:08
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Whitmar Publications Ltd v Gamage & Ors [2013] EWHC 1881 (Ch)
Application for injunctions preventing use and disclosure of allegedly confidential information and 'springboard' relief where ex-employees had set up a rival business. Application and relief granted.
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18/07/2013 21:17
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Back Office Ltd v Percival & Ors [2013] EWHC 1385 (QB)
Application for committal and/or fines for contempt arising from alleged breach of undertakings where a team of ex-employees of the applicant set up a rival business. One individual and the defendant business were found to be in contempt.
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10/06/2013 13:06
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Restrictive covenants - Case Round-Up: June 2013
In this month’s round-up, Mark Shulman consultant solicitor with Keystone Law looks at two recent cases on the enforceability of non-competition restrictive covenants.
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07/06/2013 14:54
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Romero Insurance Brokers Ltd v Templeton [2013] EWHC 1198 (QB)
Judgment in proceedings where a former employer was seeking to enforce restrictive covenants and damages for their breach. Damages were awarded.
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16/05/2013 16:22
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Threlfall v ECD Insight Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 3543 (QB)
Judgment concerning claim and counter claims where the claimant was seeking shares, dividends and bonus payments he alleged he had been due and the respondent counter-claimed for breaches of restrictive covenants, duty and good faith. Both parties were partially successful.
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30/12/2012 18:22
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Premier Model Management Ltd v Bruce & Ors [2012] EWHC 3509 QB
Judgment in claims arising from alleged breach of employment contract and misuse of company information. The defendant who had left to start a rival model agency was found to have breached the contract and the claimants were partially successful in obtaining further injunctive relief and damages.
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09/12/2012 10:15
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FW Farnsworth Ltd & Anor v Lacy & Ors [2012] EWHC 2830 (Ch)
Judgment arising from hearing to determine a specific issue of whether an employee was bound by restrictive covenant clauses following his promotion to senior management even though he did not sign the new contract. The judge found that he was bound by reference to his actions.
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18/10/2012 17:37
