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  • An employer’s guide to garden leave

    An employer’s guide to garden leave

    Article

    Putting an employee on garden leave following their resignation can often be seen as a win-win situation for both the employer …

  • Former employees may join competitors after just three months

    Former employees may join competitors after just three months

    Article

    On 10 May 2023 the Government published plans to limit the length of non-compete clauses to three months.

  • Why remote working makes enforceable restrictive covenants more important than ever

    Why remote working makes enforceable restrictive covenants more important than ever

    Article

    With many employees no longer confined to an office, how can businesses ensure their key assets remain protected? Neil Warner d…

  • Restrictive covenants: protecting the most valuable assets of a business

    Restrictive covenants: protecting the most valuable assets of a business

    Article

    When a key employee or team leaves to join a competitor, it can be enough to place your business in distress. Partner Neil Warn…

  • Covenants and confidentiality: the key to protecting your business

    Covenants and confidentiality: the key to protecting your business

    Article

    Restrictive covenants can provide powerful protection for businesses threatened by competition from former employees or directo…

  • Post termination restrictions set during probation

    Post termination restrictions set during probation

    Article

    The reasonableness of any post termination restrictions have to be assessed as at the time when they were entered into. Will th…

  • The litigation landscape post pandemic: restrictive covenants and confidentiality

    The litigation landscape post pandemic: restrictive covenants and confidentiality

    Article

    Flexible working environments pose a high risk of confidential information ending up in the wrong hands.

  • Modifying restrictive covenants: what the Upper Tribunal will look at

    Modifying restrictive covenants: what the Upper Tribunal will look at

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    In this piece we help you to understand some of the factors that the Upper Tribunal will look at when deciding whether to modif…

  • Key considerations for recruiters when strategically using restrictive covenants

    Key considerations for recruiters when strategically using restrictive covenants

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    This article discusses how restrictive covenants, when used strategically, can help protect your employees, clients and candida…

  • Dangers of wilful breach of a restrictive covenant

    Dangers of wilful breach of a restrictive covenant

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    Those who believe they can deliberately breach a restrictive covenant affecting land and not follow the necessary procedures sh…

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