Non-Poaching Restrictions in Employment
October 8th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
When can a business prevent its former employees from soliciting or enticing away its staff? And can it stop them from employing their former colleagues regardless of who made the first approach? In the third part of our series on restrictive covenants and other forms of business protection, Partner David Fisher looks at the enforceability and scope […]
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When can a business prevent its former employees from approaching or dealing with its clients, and how far can an individual go before their actions amount to a breach of their obligations? In the second part of our new series on restrictive covenants and other forms of business protection, Partner David Fisher looks at the enforceability […]
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Non-Competes in Employment
May 7th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
Businesses need to protect their interests when key people leave to join a competitor. Many companies and firms therefore include post-termination restrictive covenants in their employment contracts and partnership agreements, and it will be unusual for a partner, LLP member, senior executive or other key employee not to be subject to post-termination restrictions of one form […]
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Is It Too Soon For Executives (and Partners) to be Celebrating Their Release from US Non-Competition Restrictions?
May 1st, 2024 by Stuart Smith
On 23 April 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final rule banning non-compete clauses across the United States of America (Final Rule). In a 3-2 decision, the FTC determined that non-compete clauses are an unfair method of competition and so violate s 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act). This is […]
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The Reform of Non-Compete Clauses – Key Considerations for Partners and LLP Members
July 11th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
In this news alert, Senior Partner Sarah Chilton discusses restrictive covenants, in particular non-competes, and what partners and LLP members should consider following the UK Government’s consultation on reforming non-compete clauses. You may have seen recent news and heard discussions about reform of non-compete clauses in the UK. It follows quickly proposals in the US to curb […]
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It’s that time of year again when many of us think about the things we can change to make our lives better: exercising a bit more, eating and drinking a little less, or pursuing a new interest are all common goals which can hopefully be achieved with sufficient dedication. Some will want to go further, […]
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Atypical Worker Restraints and Beyond: Protecting Confidential Information and other Business Interests in Atypical Worker, Independent Contractor, Shareholder and Franchise Relationships
January 18th, 2021 by Stuart Smith
In this podcast, which was recorded on 2 December 2020, David Reade QC (Littleton Chambers, London, UK), David Fisher (Partner, CM Murray LLP, London, UK), Mike Avila (Partner, Fisher Phillips LLP, Philadelphia & Washington D.C. Metro, USA) and guest speaker Myriane Le François (Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Montréal, Canada) discuss, from their differing experiences and perspectives: […]
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Atypical Worker Restraints and Beyond: Protecting Confidential Information and other Business Interests in Atypical Worker, Independent Contractor, Shareholder and Franchise Relationships – Live Q&A – Wednesday, 2 December 2020
November 16th, 2020 by Stuart Smith
The second International Restrictive Covenant and Confidential Information Conference, that was due to take place in September 2020, has been replaced with this series of live, online discussions. The series provides a unique opportunity for In-house Counsel, HR Professionals and Private Practice Employment Law and Dispute Resolution lawyers to hear from leading experts around the […]
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Managing and Responding to Partner Exits – Part One: the Firm’s Perspective
September 2nd, 2020 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to release the first podcast in our two-part series on Managing and Responding to Partner Exits.
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Mergers in the Time of Coronavirus and Beyond
August 24th, 2020 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to bring you the recording of this expert discussion on Mergers in the Time of Coronavirus and Beyond. The Chair and the Managing Partner of the recently merged law firm Moore Barlow LLP joined our panel of legal and management experts to share their commercial, legal and practical advice for professional services […]
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