When signing an employment contract with your employer, there are a few items which most people are concerned with (pay, hours, benefits, role). The rest of the agreement tends to …
Restraint of trade in employment – giving of undertakings
The recent case of SAI Global Property Division Pty Ltd v Jones [2018] NSWSC 438 provides a useful reminder of the principles at play for employees and employers when a restraint …
Buying a business – Sydney lawyers
Of all the investments one could make, buying a business has to have the most potential for risk. Strangely enough, it is probably one of the least scrutinised transactions we come …
Court enforces restraint of trade to protect confidential information
In the case of DP World Sydney Ltd v Guy [2016] NSWSC 1072 the NSW Supreme Court enforced a restraint of trade clause against an employee to protect confidential information. …
Post-employment restraint of trade – clients & customers
By Jacob Carswell-Doherty Most employment contracts now contain a post-employment restraint of trade clause which restricts employees from working with clients or customers of the employer following termination of employment. We …
Non-compete and restraint of trade in employment contracts
By Jacob Carswell-Doherty Employers are increasingly taking former employees to Court to enforce restraint of trade clauses in a contract following a termination/resignation of employment, but where does the …