Restrictive covenants
28 August 2012
I’ve just started a new job as a consultant at a rival agency but my former employer is threatening me with court action, claiming I went against a restrictive covenant that was in my employment contract. I’ve heard that these are pretty common in the rec
How many times has your friendly amateur lawyer (you know, the one who also boasts about how he or she managed to skip all that boring qualification stuff at university and law school) told you: “Don’t worry about restrictive covenants: they’re not worth the paper they’re written on?”
The harsh fact of life is that restrictive covenants can be enforceable,...