Protecting your business from competitive threats is vital. Losing a team or a key employee to a competitor can be extremely damaging. You may lose clients, prospects, and other staff. Your valuable confidential information may be put at risk.
This Inbrief provides a general introduction to the basic concepts and issues which arise in this fiercely litigated area. It considers the position from the point of view of the employment relationship, although similar considerations can also arise in cases involving departing partners and LLP members and selling shareholders.